Archive of all Lidl articles – Page 41
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Lidl drums up support for its debut in Orkney Islands
Hard discounter Lidl is hoping to open its most northerly UK store in the Orkneys by next February.The retailer held a public meeting in Kirkwall in a bid to drum up support for the proposed store in the town. Gordon Greens, a Lidl sales...
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Lidl plans Croatia expansion
Discount grocery retailer Lidl is moving ahead with its Croatian expansion plans and is expected to open shops in 17 Croatian town this November.The retailer is expected to invest about E40m in the first stage of its Croatia expansion, and...
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UK not yet in Lidl’s net
Lidl is set to overtake its bitter rival Aldi as the top discounter in Europe in the next 10 years, according to a report from IGD.Last year Lidl increased its sales by 15% to E18.9bn, twice Aldi’s growth rate, and IGD estimates Lidl trebled...
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Ireland’s multiples face prices probe
Multiples in the Irish Republic are to be quizzed by a parliamentary committee on why Irish grocery prices are among the highest in the EU. The market’s major players, Tesco, Dunnes, SuperValu, Aldi and Lidl, as well as a number of other...
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Lidl plans Slovakia expansion
Lidl is planning to open 14 stores in Slovakia on 14 September, according to media reports.Another 16 stores are expected to open in the following weeks with a total of 30 Lidl stores planned for the country by the end of...
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Lidl plans to target central Europe
German discount store Lidl is set to roll out stores in 15 European countries, according to media reports.This should turn it into Europe’s biggest discount store, overtaking Aldi as the leading small format discount store operator in Europe by...
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Irish discounters ready to treble market share
Discounters Lidl and Aldi are likely to have a 15% share of the grocery market in the Irish Republic – three times their current figure – within five years, according to a report on the sector by Dublin-based Merrion Stockbrokers.By then, Lidl...
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Maximum fine for Lidl
Lidl has been fined E9,000 for breaching new unit pricing laws in the Irish Republic.The new rules, which came into effect on March 1, require retailers to display a price per litre or per kilogram for all products sold by quantity, helping...
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Lidl looks to luck in Ireland
Lidl has launched an outdoor poster campaign to woo Irish consumers following the recent slippage in its share of the Republic’s grocery market.
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Lidl pulls Aussie wine
Lidl has withdrawn bottles of an Australian wine brand from shelves over fears it could trigger an asthma attack.The retailer is recalling stock of Creston Bay Cabernet Shiraz from the 2002 vintage, which costs £2.99, after a consumer...
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Makro’s regime offers a rare degree of autonomy
When Simon Hellam joined Makro 18 months ago, he was thrown in at the deep end. After six years in retail, performing a variety of functions with discounter Lidl – most recently at its Wimbledon head office – Makro put him in charge of its busiest...
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Tesco resolves comparison row with Lidl
Lidl and Tesco have resolved their bitter dispute in the Irish Republic over the latter’s price comparison campaign which the discounter claimed was misleading.The High Court in Dublin was told this week that behind-the-scenes talks had led...
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Lidl and Tesco settle ad dispute
Discount chain Lidl and Tesco Ireland have settled a legal battle over “misleading” price comparison ads by the supermarket chain about the German discounter. Lidl went to the High Court in Dublin to order Tesco to halt an advertising...
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Lidl in court action over ads
Discount chain Lidl has started legal proceedings against Tesco in the Irish courts over “misleading” price comparison ads that it claims are damaging its business.It has asked the High Court in Dublin to order that Tesco cease an...
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Foley on offensive over Lidl labels
Discount chain Lidl has been threatened with prosecution in Ireland over its failure to label some food products in English. Consumer affairs director Carmel Foley claimed it was breaching EU guidelines and has threatened court action. She...
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World News - 14th December 2002
Lidl chance. German discount chain Aldi has a clear advantage in Europe over its rival Lidl both in terms of store numbers and store performance, according to IGD. In a report on the grocery discount market IGD said number two chain Lidl stood...
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Aldi/Lidl cocking a snook' at the Irish
Discount chains Aldi and Lidl give consumers in the Irish Republic very little option to buy Irish-produced goods, according to a survey by the independent grocers' group, RGDATA. It found that with Aldi, only 19% of products were of...
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Lidl is an ad heavyweight
Sainsbury is the biggest spender on advertising so far this year, according to the latest data from Nielsen Media Research. Although Sainsbury's ad spend for the three months to the end of March was down 15.8% on the period last year, its...
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Aggressive Lidl keeps up cracking new store pace
Anne Bruce Secretive hard discounter Lidl has doubled its UK portfolio since 2001, bucking declining numbers in the UK discount sector and leaving longer established competitors Aldi and Netto behind. A source said Lidl was "approaching 350 stores...
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republic of ireland
Discounters sourcing insignificant quantities' from Irish suppliers says RGDATA Aldi/Lidl sourcing probe urged by independents The independent grocers' body in the Irish Republic, RGDATA, has called for a government probe into the food sourcing...