All Lidl articles – Page 7
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DataRanking: Who will be the biggest retailers in the UK in 2026?
Offering a glimpse of what lies ahead, Retail Week analysts reveal which retailers will sit at the top of the food chain in 2026, which will be overtaken by their closest rivals and which will lose their spot in the ranking altogether
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NewsLidl wins spend from ‘premium’ rivals M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose
Lidl has reported a rise in customers switching from “premium” supermarkets as shoppers “increasingly turn to the discounter for its high-quality fresh produce”.
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AnalysisSupermarket own-label: Will shoppers stay loyal when the cost-of-living crisis is over?
Own-label has amassed serious growth during the cost-of-living crisis but when the country gains a more economically stable footing, will the boom last?
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DataGrocery food inflation hits record levels as shopping bills surge
Grocery food inflation hit record levels in the month of January, driving already sky-high shopping bills even higher and wiping out any sense of relief shoppers may have felt at the end of 2022.
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NewsLidl pledges spend of £4bn with British suppliers this year
Value grocer Lidl is accelerating its spend with British suppliers this year as it positions itself as a champion of national produce.
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DataRanking: Amazon, Tesco and Asda offer best customer experience, say shoppers
Amazon, Tesco and Asda have come out on top of an exclusive consumer poll asking which retailers offer the best customer experience, but Aldi isn’t far behind.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retail confounded the doom and gloom to achieve a very merry Christmas
As soon as retailers’ Christmas updates started coming in, it was clear that something unexpected had happened – the festive season had been better than anticipated for many
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NewsLidl Christmas sales soar as shoppers tighten belts
Lidl attracted more than 1.3 million customers and grew sales by almost 25% in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsLidl profits soar as customers switch millions of pounds to discounter
Lidl profits and sales have soared as deepening food inflation and the worsening cost-of-living crisis have seen hundreds of thousands of customers a week making the switch from supermarkets to the discounter.
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DataGrocery shoppers flock to own-brand products as inflation pressure mounts
Consumers upped their spending on grocers’ own-brand lines last month as food price inflation reached another high.
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NewsLidl to become highest-paying UK supermarket following second pay rise of year
Lidl has invested a further £39.5m into raising hourly pay for store and warehouse staff, making it the UK’s highest-paying supermarket.
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AnalysisBig four no more: What next for UK grocery as Aldi overtakes Morrisons?
After years of incremental growth, Aldi has finally overtaken Morrisons in UK grocery market share and ended decades of the ‘big four’. What does this seismic moment mean for grocery in the long term?
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NewsFood price inflation hits record levels as shoppers trade down to own brand
Food prices have hit a new record high, forcing shoppers to turn to own-label products in a bid to save cash.
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NewsSupermarket sales grow for first time in over a year as food prices soar
Grocery sales have increased for the first time in more than a year – but experts have warned that “near record-breaking” food inflation will shift shopper behaviour in the coming months.
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DataCost of living shapes grocery shopping habits as sales fall
The soaring cost of living is increasingly affecting food shoppers’ spending habits as punishing inflation replaces the pandemic at the front of consumers’ minds.
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AnalysisTracker: Retail reacts to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Retail Week rounds up the actions being taken by retailers in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Last updated March 29, 2022.
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Opinion‘As Lidl overtakes the Co-op, grocery’s established order could be set for a shake-up’
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine heaps further pressure on global supply chains and commodity prices, Aldi and Lidl could permanently shift UK grocery’s established order, writes Hugh Radojev.
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DataData: Lidl leapfrogs Co-op as food inflation hits fastest rate in nearly a decade
Both Aldi and Lidl’s grocery market share surged in February as spiralling food inflation hit its fastest rate of growth since late 2013.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Aldi vs Lidl – which discounter will take the edge in grocery’s next price war?
In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, Aldi and Lidl’s sales soared as cash-strapped customers switched. With the UK now facing the worst cost-of-living crisis in 30 years, which of the discounters is best placed to benefit?
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Opinion‘Was discount format Jack’s a waste of Tesco’s time?’
When Tesco’s first Jack’s store opened in Chatteris in 2018 the Fenland town found itself in the unusual position of being a must-visit retail destination.