Lidl news

Our latest UK channel forecasts show discount and online leading the way as growth channels. But while multichannel strategies have been adopted elsewhere, they have been slower to reach discount. Here we assess progress to date and ask whether discounters could develop online strategies of their own.    Recent forays online from high street discounters A key driver of discounter success has ...

Grocery sales grew by 2% in Ireland in the 12 weeks ending 22nd of June according to the latest results from Kantar Worldpanel. Inflation in Ireland stands at 2.3%, down slightly from 2.6% in the last period. Aldi and Lidl continue to gain market share Aldi and Lidl continue to grow their share of the Irish grocery market, representing just over 16%. Aldi holds 8.1% of the market, while sin...

Ronny Gottschlich, the man who has been running Lidl UK since 2010, is determined that Lidl will stay ahead in the UK amid a grocery landscape where supermarkets are cutting prices and a new discounter, Netto UK , is about to enter the market. Focus on price and British sourcing In a recent interview with The Guardian, Ronny Gottschlich spoke about the discounter's plans to stay compe...

Kantar Worldpanel's latest data for for the 12 weeks to 22 June, shows that GB grocery retail growth increased to 2.8%, up from 1.7% in the previous period.  As well as benefiting from a boost provided by better weather and the World Cup, this market pick-up also owes something to the lateness of Easter; still covered at the beginning of the 12 weeks in 2014, but now absent from the 2013 comparis...

This week IGD releases new market and channel forecasts that reveal the fast changing dynamics with the UK grocery market.  By 2019, IGD expects the market to increase in size by 16.3% to £203.0bn, a considerable slowdown on the 19.5% growth of the last five years, reflecting shoppers' continuing drive to save money and their increasing willingness to use more channels to fulfil their shopping ne...

Lidl UK has announced it will open 20 new stores in the next nine months to take store count to 620, and reported sales of £3.3bn in the year to February 2014, up 20%.   Ongoing expansion in a strong growth period Both Lidl and Aldi have been enjoying strong recent growth, and attracting more shoppers, with over half of the population now shopping at discounters according to latest Shopper...

Lidl in Germany is testing checkout zones without confectionery, a move the retailer decided to roll out across all stores in the UK last January. If it proves to be successful, Lidl may roll out this strategy across its other markets, shifting brand manufacturers out of the checkout zone. h3 { font-size: 14pt; } Lidl UK and Germany with confectionery-free ...

The Irish grocery market has continued its recent return to growth, up +1.4%, but volumes are still struggling with inflation at 2.6%, according to latest Kantar Worldpanel figures for the 12 weeks to May 25.   Discounters continue to thrive Aldi and Lidl continue their strong growth in the period. Together, the discounters hold a total share of 15.9%. In the past 12 weeks, Aldi grew by 21....

From time in-store in Ireland this week, Fiona Power looks at the current activity in discounters Aldi and Lidl. Lidl's focus on driving quality At Lidl in Cork, what stood out to us was how Lidl was highlighting quality in fresh, and particularly in meat ranges. On entering the store, colourful signage displays the meat offered by Lidl, the high quality image emphasising the premium offeri...

Delhaize’s sale of Piccadilly chain has been approved by local authorities. Bulgaria seems to have less appeal to foreign players, and their store development will continue at a slow pace. Traditional retail sector to play significant role Delhaize’s exit from Bulgaria indicates that retailers are facing a challenging environment in the country. The sale of Delhaize Group’s Piccadilly chain...