Lidl is a value grocer which, alongside rival Aldi, has reshaped the food retail landscape by winning share from more established rivals. Lidl launched in the UK in 1994 and its UK store count is now close to 1,000. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Lidl and the grocery sector.
Lidl is set to install 100 new rapid EV chargers at its stores this financial year and is cutting its Lidl Plus member tariff.
As more consumers turn to AI for recommendations, some shoppers are treating these models as the new search engines.
At the end of last week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) handed down a ruling saying that German discounters Aldi and Lidl should be subject to the same land agreements as their supermarket competitors.
The UK’s competition regulator is looking to subject Aldi and Lidl to the same rules applied to major supermarkets.
Andy Burnham floated a higher business rate on warehouses to charge online giants to fund the high street support. The data shows the largest bills would fall on traditional retailers instead.
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