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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Feb- 2025 -18 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-18/2/25
Shein has maintained strong growth despite recent challenges, including the US removing duty-free status for low-value ecommerce packages from China and increasing tariffs. Executive chairman Donald Tang reassured investors in a letter, emphasizing the company’s ability to offer affordable fashion and lifestyle products. Tang also expressed support for de minimis…
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18 FebruarySupermarkets
Lidl to become first supermarket to sell on TikTok shop
Lidl has announced that it is set to become the first British supermarket to sell products on TikTok shop. From 9am on 20 February people will be able to buy 3000 high protein bundles from the Lidl GB TikTok account. The bundle, worth over £30, will be available to purchase…
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10 FebruarySupermarkets
Lidl increases pay for 28,000 hourly-paid staff
Lidl has announced a pay increase for 28,000 hourly-paid employees, with new rates coming into effect in March 2025. The discount grocer confirmed entry-level pay will rise to £12.75 nationally, up from £12.40 and increasing to £13.65 with length of service. Meanwhile, in London, new starters will see pay rates…
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5 FebruarySupermarkets
Grocery sales climb 4.3% in January amid wellness boost
Take-home sales at the grocery retailers rose by 4.3% over the four weeks to 26 January compared with one year ago, according to Kantar’s latest grocery market share data, in part boosted by a rising demand for wellness products. It comes as January also spelled relief for shoppers as grocery…
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Jan- 2025 -30 JanuarySupermarkets
Lidl to roll out micro-donation system at tills
Lidl has become the first national supermarket to introduce Pennies, a digital micro-donation system, on its tills. The move follows a successful regional trial and will allow customers to donate up to 30p per transaction at the card reader. At the end of January, Lidl will start to roll the…
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7 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-7/1/25
Quiz has announced plans to delist from the London Stock Exchange, citing regulatory costs and financial pressures. The move requires a 75% shareholder majority, with founder Tarak Ramzan and key investors supporting the decision. Quiz reported a £4.7m pre-tax loss in the six months to 30 September, driven by inflationary…
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7 JanuarySupermarkets
Average household supermarket spend hit £460 this Christmas, Kantar finds
Household spending on take-home groceries hit a record high this Christmas at £460 on average, according to the latest data from Kantar. Overall take-home sales at the grocers rose by 2.1% over the four weeks to 29 December compared with last year. It comes as Katar found that people were…
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2 January
Today’s news in brief-2/1/25
Lidl reported its best-ever Christmas performance, with turnover surpassing £1bn for the first time, a 7% increase over the four weeks to December 24, 2024. The retailer attracted over 2m additional customers, with December 23 marking its busiest day. Key contributors included the expansion of its British supply base by…
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2 JanuarySupermarkets
Lidl turnover tops £1bn in ‘most successful Christmas yet’
Lidl has welcomed its “most successful Christmas yet” as turnover exceeded £1bn for the first time and sales rose by 7% in the four weeks to 24 December.The group welcomed more than two million more customers through its doors over the period, with 23 December marking its busiest day. It…
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Dec- 2024 -10 DecemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-10/12/24
Supermarket sales are set to surpass £13bn in December for the first time, boosted by festive spending and rising grocery prices. Data from Kantar reveals take-home grocery sales climbed 2.5% in the four weeks to 1 December. The average Christmas dinner for four has risen 6.5% to £32.57, largely due…
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