All Lidl articles – Page 6
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AnalysisFrom e-bikes to pound shops: Meet the businesses filling gaps on the high street
While the pandemic continues to force many retailers to the wall, there are some old and new businesses still snapping up space. Retail Week meets those with ambitious store opening plans.
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NewsLidl launches Plus rewards and app in the UK
Discount supermarket Lidl has rolled out its Plus rewards and loyalty app in the UK today, a month after it first launched in Ireland.
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GalleryIn pictures: The retailers opening new stores in lockdown
While many retailers have tightened their belts to counter the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, some have used the time to launch new concept stores to expand their reach.
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AnalysisIn numbers: How coronavirus transformed grocery retail in three months
Kantar’s latest grocery figures paint a full picture of a three-month period that has rapidly changed the face of food retailing. Retail Week analyses some of the key lessons from lockdown for the grocery sector.
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AnalysisDeep dive: How Covid-19 has changed grocery retail forever
Coronavirus brought unprecedented demand for grocery retailers, but it has also dramatically changed how we buy and consume food. Retail Week looks into which new shopping behaviours and trends will be here to stay once the pandemic subsides
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NewsGrocery sales rise as online shopping gains ground
Sales of take-home groceries have surged and food retailers’ online growth reached new heights, the latest grocery market share data has shown.
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NewsLidl launches online collection lockers at UK stores
Discount supermarket chain Lidl has rolled out delivery and collection lockers in stores for the first time to allow customers to “maximise” their shopping trips.
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OpinionOpinion: Forget dividends and rates – grocers are heroes, not villains
How quickly judgements can be questioned in the court of public opinion.
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NewsCoronavirus: Grocers ramp up hiring to deal with extra demand
Tesco, Asda, Aldi and Lidl have all ramped up their hiring of temporary staff to help stack shelves and ease the burden on existing colleagues due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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AnalysisData: The UK’s 15 most improved retailers for gender pay equality
Retail Week ranks the top-performing and most improved UK retailers for gender pay equality.
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AnalysisData: Grocery growth accelerates as shoppers stock up amid coronavirus fears
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show grocery spend in the 12 weeks to February 23 was up 0.7% year on year as consumers stocked up on essentials amid fears over coronavirus.
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NewsLidl pledges £1bn investment to reach 1,000-store target
Lidl has pledged to invest more than £1bn in new stores over the next two years as it ramps up expansion plans to reach its target of 1,000 stores in the UK by 2023.
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NewsGrocery market set to grow while big four lose share
The UK food and grocery market is set to grow 15% between 2019 and 2024, according to the latest research.
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NewsGrocery sales inch up boosted by Dry January and Veganuary
Supermarket sales growth for the first quarter of the year inched up, driven by Dry January and Veganuary product sales.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who really won Christmas and why?
Asos was the last major retailer to unveil its Christmas trading yesterday, giving the industry a full picture of the festive period.
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NewsLidl Christmas sales soar as non-food bucks sector trend
Lidl saw sales soar over the Christmas period as customer footfall increased and its general merchandise offering bucked the wider downward trend.
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AnalysisFrom horsemeat to the Crystal Methodist: most memorable moments of the decade
Retail Week looks back at the most groundbreaking retail stories of the 2010s.
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AnalysisWhy can’t Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons make it work overseas?
While the likes of the German discounters and US giant Walmart seem to be going from strength to strength in overseas markets, UK grocers are in worldwide retreat. Retail Week analyses why and whether or not they are missing a trick
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AnalysisCracker or turkey? The verdict on retail’s Christmas ads
From Edgar the Excitable Dragon to Kevin the Carrot’s musical extravaganza, two advertising agency bosses give their verdicts on who has won retail’s Christmas ad battle.
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NewsLidl to invest £10m as it gives 19,000 employees a pay rise
Lidl has pledged to give 19,000 employees a pay increase from March next year, at a cost of more than £10m.