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 has made a multi-million-pound investment in slashing prices in a bid to help customers save money.
Brits think hospitality companies are operating on a 40% margin, fashion retailers on a 47% margin and supermarkets taking in profits of 50%.
As today’s Worldpanel grocery market share data showed Lidl overtaking Morrisons, Retail Week analyses whether this is a seismic moment for UK grocery, or will come to be seen as a statistical footnote in all but the most niche histories?
There is a new member of the grocery top five and why the quarterly retail sales trends are important.
Grocery inflation eased in early May, as discounter Lidl’s consistent growth saw it finally leapfrog supermarket chain Morrisons.
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