Lidl news

The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel covering the key Christmas trading period (12 weeks to 3 January 2016) show that sales in the GB grocery market actually fell by 0.2% over these key trading months, impacted by the entrenched deflation that persisted across the sector for much of 2015.  Over this period grocery prices fell by 1.8% versus 2014, nevertheless indicating that the market has s...

As Supervalu shares its plans to spin-off Save-A-Lot into a separate publicly traded company, we review what this means for the business, particularly with Lidl on the horizon as a new competitor. Planned spin-off announced last year Supervalu announced last July that it was considering to spin-off Save-A-Lot into a separate company. While reports emerged at the end of last year that the bu...

Serbian retailer Aman, which operates around 140 stores, has received regulatory approval to acquire seven stores from Mercator, owned by Croatian conglomerate Agrokor. Acquired stores are located across Serbia The majority of Aman’s stores are located in Belgrade and the surrounding areas. Most stores that it is acquiring from Mercator are located across the country, although two are i...

Latest Kantar Worldpanel market shares for the 12 weeks to 6 December 2015 show retailer SuperValu maintain the top spot in Ireland in the lead up to Christmas. SuperValu share 24.7% Having overtaken Tesco in the 12 week market shares to 8 November, SuperValu has maintained the top spot, increasing it's market share by 0.1 percentage points to 24.7%. Despite falling shopper numbers earl...

Finnish market leader S Group is to extend the opening hours of 500 stores, following a decision in the Finnish government to relax trading legislation. Change to affect largest and smallest stores The change will affect stores of varying size across the retailer’s portfolio, including hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores. S Group: move gives power to the customer Comme...

New figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to December 6th show a further slowing in the GB grocery market in the run up to Christmas as deeper price cuts impacted. Market growth fell to just +0.1%, from +0.5% November as deflation intensified. Grocery prices are now 1.9% lower than a year ago, compared to 1.7% lower last month. 12 weeks to 07 December 2014 (% share...

IGD Retail Analyst Priya Chandarana looks at the ways in which food discounters Aldi and Lidl are branching in to different channels to expand their appeal and market share. The year 2015 has been one of significant developments within UK discount, in particular for the channel’s key food players; Aldi and Lidl. Having achieved unparalleled sales growth over recent years, both retailers are no...

After much speculation on when Lidl will launch its first stores in Serbia, the discounter has revealed that the construction of its first outlet should be ready by the end of March 2016 in the city of Smederevo. Lidl: more facilities and a logistics centre to come In a statement from Lidl Serbia, the retailer revealed, ‘Our company is currently in the phase of expansion and the purchas...

As Consum continues to benefit from its franchise-supported growth, Lidl underlines the importance of its Deluxe range and Mercadona builds its presence in the Basque Country, we round up news from Spain. Consum celebrates franchise success Consum has spotlighted the growth its franchisees are adding to the overall business, with sales through franchised stores rising by 14.2% in 2015 to €1...

Lidl in Germany has acquired Kochzauber, a local grocery delivery company. A growing trend Kochzauber delivers boxes of ingredients for meal recipes, with prices starting from €39 per carton. The investment allows Lidl to expand its presence in the e-commerce market, as well as move into the high-potential recipe-box delivery market. Indeed, recipe boxes are popular in the Nordics and Asi...