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As Greece faces an uncertain economic backdrop following Sunday’s referendum, we share how some of the country’s leading retailers are managing the situation. Delhaize: Preparing for consequences but has no plans to leave Belgian retailer Delhaize, which operates under the Alpha Beta fascia in Greece, opened 27 stores in the market in 2014 and a further 17 this year. Commenting on what ...

Lidl's Ben Hulme has revealed to the drinks business that it is possible the discounter could launch an online wine offer. Will Lidl launch an online wine shop? In an interview with the drinks business, Lidl's head of beer and wine, Ben Hulme, has said that Lidl has not ruled out launching an online wine shop. Since the discounter introduced a more premium range last year, wine sal...

The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks to 21 June 2015, show that the GB grocery market continues to struggle as growth slipped back to -0.1% in the period. According to the Kantar measure of inflation, year-on-year prices fell by 1.7% over the 12 week period, a slightly slower rate of price cutting than last month's -1.9%. 12 weeks to...

We’ve been in-store in Madrid this week to see how Spanish FMCG retail is evolving. Here are the six most important things we learned. Private label and its increasing sophistication The global economic crisis had a major impact on Spain and Spanish consumers. One of the key impacts of the economic contraction in FMCG retail was a growing willingness of Spanish shoppers to buy private labe...

Lidl's recent expansion of its beer and wine ranges together with its increased focus on seasonal ranging, show how the discounter is building its offer to fulfil more shoppers' requirements. New beer range introduced at low prices Lidl has added 60 new beers to its range, focused on British products. The range includes British bottled bitters, stouts, porters, IPAs and ciders, al...

As Lidl aims to become a €100bn business, we update on an important disposal at Metro and the growing online and convenience focus at Rewe. Lidl aiming for €100bn sales by 2020 The Schwarz Group has announced it plans to increase sales by more than 25% to €100bn by the year 2020. Klaus Gehrig, head of the group stated the following three key priorities: "We want Lidl to get stronger in...

Following recent visits to key markets in northern Europe, Senior Retail  Analyst Harriet Cohen considers four trends shaping grocery retail across the region. This article was written by Harriet Cohen,  Senior Retail Analyst in IGD's international research team. Harriet is responsible for shaping IGD's research into  Sca...

Lidl has confirmed plans for its US market entry, including details of its first operational area. Company HQ and regional distribution centre to be located in Virginia Lidl initially started to review the potential for the US market in 2013, with further details emerging last year of a plan to open stores around 2018. The retailer has confirmed that it is investing $202m in its venture, i...

Latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland for the 12 weeks ending 24 May show that Tesco has reclaimed the position of Ireland's market leader. Tesco back on top In previous months Tesco fell to second place, however the tables have turned in May with Tesco moving ahead at 25.2%. While Tesco managed to secure the top spot, the retailer's performance continues to track behind the m...

Following the success of its #LidlSuprises advertising campaign, Lidl has unveiled a new advertising campaign focusing on product quality called 'Shop a Lidl Smarter'. Taste test compares private label with brands In Lidl's latest campaign, products from its private label range are compared to leading brands in a blind taste test by members of the public, with the advert's key message ...