All Lidl articles
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NewsLidl to invest £600m in new store openings
Lidl is set to invest £600m into opening more than 50 new supermarkets across the UK over the next year.
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DataRanking: the retailers with the greatest estimated media value on their social posts
As the cost of paid social marketing rises, we’ve teamed up with Sprout Social to show you the retailer social media posts with the highest earned media value (EMV). In other words, what the brand exposure of a post is worth in cash.
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NewsGrocery prices hold steady in March despite worries about Middle East war
Like-for-like grocery inflation held at 4.3% for the second month in a row, Worldpanel by Numerator said, though financial anxiety is running high in the UK.
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GalleryIn pictures: Retail Week Awards 2026 winners gallery
At the Retail Week Awards 2026, the industry came together to celebrate its best and brightest at a black-tie event hosted by presenter and musician Myleene Klass.
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NewsRetail Week Awards 2026 winners revealed
Currys chief executive Alex Baldock and The Entertainer founders Gary and Catherine Grant were among the winners at the Retail Week Awards 2026.
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NewsConsultation launched on banning Aldi and Lidl from restrictive land deals
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a consultation on potentially reclassifying Aldi and Lidl’s legal status, which could have rammifications for how the discounters can structure property deals in the future.
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NewsLidl sets out new food waste reduction target
Lidl has today announced that it has set out a new food waste reduction target and has begun trials to help accelerate its progress towards those goals.
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NewsLidl GB names new chief operating officer
Lidl GB has promoted from within to find its new chief operating officer to replace the departing Maciej Tylkowski.
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AnalysisWhy premium own brand is eating hospitality’s lunch (and dinner)
Retail Week analyses the rise and rise of the premium own brand category in grocery and what its sustained success says about the state of the consumer
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NewsMorrisons wholesale and convenience boss steps down as grocer explores property deal
Morrisons group wholesale and convenience director Matthew Heslop has stepped away from the retailer after less than a year in his post, Retail Week can reveal.
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DataNearly two-thirds of major UK retailer websites had fewer visitors in 2025
Changes in consumer browsing behaviour are wreaking havoc on visitor numbers to retail ecommerce websites, with nearly two-thirds of major UK retailers facing falls in unique visitors last year.
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Opinion‘Former Lidl boss looks like a good catch for the Co-op’
With a background spanning value grocery to quick commerce, Ronny Gottschlich should bring valuable insights to the Co-op, believes George MacDonald
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: How supermarkets performed at Christmas
Ocado was the fastest-growing retailer once again as consumers showed growing appetite for festive shopping online
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NewsLidl sales and shopper numbers surge over Christmas
Value food retailer Lidl has reported a “record-breaking” Christmas with sales and customer numbers climbing.
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AnalysisTikTok Shop predicts record-breaking Christmas after ‘breakout year’
In a year where TikTok Shop has gone mainstream, with the likes of M&S and Lidl launching on the platform, the live shopping app is gearing up to break all its records this Christmas.
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NewsGrocery giants make rates plea to chancellor in bid to tame inflation
Leading grocers have written to chancellor Rachel Reeves, setting out the case for excluding shops from the planned business rates surtax.
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Interview‘It’s about more than just price’: Lidl boss Ryan McDonnell on being the fastest-growing grocer
Discount giant Lidl has been the fastest-growing bricks-and-mortar grocer in the UK for more than two years. CEO Ryan McDonnell discusses where it’s winning new customers from, what’s driving its growth and looks ahead to Christmas
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NewsLidl remains fastest growing supermarket after profits triple
Lidl profits have more than tripled thanks to its ongoing investment into store expansion, colleagues and its supplier network.
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NewsFormer Deichmann UK boss takes on Lidl role
Former Deichmann UK boss Simon Wilson has joined Lidl International as a board director, Retail Week can reveal.
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Chart of the WeekChart: There’s a price war, but which products are actually getting cheaper?
Supermarkets keep talking about prices being cut, but what is actually getting cheaper?