Lidl
This coverage examines Lidl’s activities and growth in the UK retail sector, highlighting store openings, pricing strategies, financial performance, leadership changes, and marketing campaigns. Reporting focuses on how Lidl competes in the grocery market and shapes customer expectations, offering retail managers and executives insights into its operations and market impact.
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Jul- 2019 -19 JulySupermarkets
Waitrose to close seven stores putting 677 jobs at risk
Waitrose and Partners has announced it is to axe seven stores, leaving 677 jobs at risk. The retailer said it has exchanged contracts for the sale of four shops to other parties, including discount grocer Lidl, which will acquire the group’s Bromley, Oadby and Wollaton stores. The party acquiring Waitrose’s…
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Jun- 2019 -13 JuneSupermarkets
Lidl to open first central London store amid £500m expansion
Lidl has announced a £500m expansion plan for London, which will see the grocer open its first store in the West End. The investment is planned for the next five years, and will enable Lidl to open over 40 new outlets in London, including in Alperton, East Acton, Hackbridge and…
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7 JuneSupermarkets
Lidl partners with charity-toy vending company
CharityPodz, the company behind the UK’s first charity-toy vending machines, has announced a new partnership with supermarket Lidl after raising over £400,000 for UK charities. The machines have been rolled out in over 500 Lidl stores, with donations going directly to the NSPCC. The vending machines are located in major…
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May- 2019 -8 MaySupermarkets
Lidl scolded by ASA after Morrisons complains
Lidl has been scolded by the ASA after Morrisons complained about a price comparison advert which it claimed was not based on the prices available when the ad appeared, leading Morrisons to ask whether the advert was “misleading”. Text in the advert itself stated “£11.50 at Morrisons” and “£9.77 (total)…
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Apr- 2019 -25 AprilShopping Centres
CMA blocks Sainsbury’s-Asda merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger after finding it would lead to “increased prices in stores, online and at many petrol stations across the UK”. The merger was said to be worth around £12bn and would have seen the grocer’s leapfrog Tesco as the country’s…
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3 AprilSupermarkets
Aldi sees double digit sales growth in March
Budget supermarket Aldi saw sales increase by 10.6% for the 12 weeks to 24 March 2019, according to new figures from Kantar. The research, data and insight company said the results helped the grocer to achieve a new “record high” market share of 8%, and some 13 million households visited…
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Mar- 2019 -7 MarchAdvice
Are retailers too focused on Christmas advertising?
Now we are almost a quarter of our way into 2019, it’s interesting to look back at retailers’ advertising techniques from the festive season. Nowadays, Christmas wouldn’t be complete without the anticipated launch of retailers’ blockbuster ads – for 2018, John Lewis collaborated with Elton John and Sainsbury’s aired a…
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Jan- 2019 -31 JanuarySupply Chain
Lidl opens 13th and largest UK distribution centre
Lidl UK has announced the opening of its 13th and largest Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in Doncaster. The warehouse, which represents a £70m investment in Lidl’s expansion and logistics, will initially provide support to 53 Lidl stores across south Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Midlands. Earlier this month, Lidl opened a…
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22 JanuaryAdvice
Four key trends that will shape retail over the next 12 months
“Retailers need to be ready for an onslaught of industry change. They need to look at store standards and up their game… in order to compete” former Landmark Wholesale MD, Martin William forewarned in 2018. Industry change is certainly happening, but it’s by no means all bad news. New ‘experimental’…
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Dec- 2018 -3 DecemberHigh Street
240 Crawshaw jobs saved following £1.4m deal
As many as 240 jobs at meat retailer Crawshaw have been saved following a £1.4m deal which will see its last 19 stores sold to butchery chain Tom Cribbin for £1.4m. Last month, Crawshaw announced it has entered administration, putting 600 jobs at risk across its 42 stores. A Crawshaw…
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