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14 April 2023
Tesco, Sainsburys,Asda, Aldi and Lidl have taken the move over recent days to reduce the price of milk to shoppers. The retailers are reducing the price of their four-pint own brand bottles to £1.55, matching other grocers.  Tesco have detailed that they have reduced their price on milk due to the cost of buying in milk has fallen.   As well as the four-pint bottles, both Lidl and Aldi have...
30 March 2023
The latest release from Kantar, based on data from its 30,000-strong shopper panel, indicates that in the 12 weeks to 19 th March 2023 total till roll consumer spend in Great Britain increased slightly to 8.6% (compared to 8.1% for the previous period). Inflation reaches another record high Grocery price inflation over the 4-week period to March 19th stood at 17.5%, a 0.4% increase from ...
30 March 2023
As it appears that the German discounter has adopted a new pricing strategy to target margins over low prices, we look at how Lidl compares to the new value equation. The new value equation Our recent report on the new value equation , demonstrates how it will be a significant driver of change in grocery retail in 2023. It highlights five factors, that will resonate with shoppers when co...
23 March 2023
Lidl GB is expanding its ‘Good to Give’ scheme to now include hygiene products in an effort to tackle rising levels of hygiene poverty in the UK Shoppers will be able to spot the Good to Give signage on 10 essential sanitary and personal care items. These items can be dontated at the provided spots beyond the checkout.in Lidl GB store and will be collected by volunteers weekly. Lidl has see...
07 March 2023
Following years of speculation, German discounter Lidl has begun testing Scan & Go in the Netherlands. Seven Dutch stores go live Lidl shoppers in the Netherlands can now benefit from less queuing, as the discounter launches scan & go in seven stores. The stores testing the technology can be found in Halsteren, Hilversum, Huizen, Nijkerk, Oosterhout, Oud-Beijerland and Velp. Improving th...
17 February 2023
The German discounter is restructuring its operations in the US. Central and support functions to be cut Hundreds of job cuts have been made by Lidl US, as employees take to LinkedIn to say goodbye. The roles impacted come from support functions, such as human resources, training and project management. Cost cutting or signally a slowdown of expansion Lidl US has been slowly expanding...
13 February 2023
As we launch our Global discount trends for 2023, we look at recent developments from retailers in the channel. Global discount trends 2023 In the first of our channel trend reports for 2023 , we look at five trends that will shape the discount channel globally in 2023. We have used our extensive global research to shape the trends, and present examples from retailers leading the way....
03 February 2023
On the back of Lidl GB announcing a huge £4 billion investment into the British food industry this year, we look at other developments in the UK by the German discounter. Major boost for UK suppliers Lidl GB has announced plans to invest £4 billion into the British food industry in its 2023 financial year. This will provide much needed security to its UK suppliers and possibly signals its i...
23 January 2023
To coincide with the International Green Week 2023 trade fair in Berlin, we look at some recent sustainability initiatives from Edeka, Lidl, REWE, Penny and Aldi Süd. Edeka responds to new food-to-go legislation From 1 st January 2023, all food-to-go and drinks containers provided to shoppers in Germany must be reusable. The new packaging law aims to reduce the amount of disposable packagi...
11 January 2023
January heralds a fresh start on healthier living, with one in five of us aiming to make New Year’s resolutions in 2023, according to YouGov. Improving our diets, losing weight and exercising are amongst the most common goals. Short but valuable window of opportunity This is a valuable window of opportunity for retailers and brands to encourage and support consumer behaviour changes. The ...