All Lidl articles – Page 20
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Opinion
Opinion: The race to be fresh beats the race to the bottom for grocers
There is more to being a winner in the grocery stakes than just low price – and today fresh seems to be at the heart of everything.
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News
Iceland ditches celebs for mums as marketing shifts in 'new direction'
Iceland is ditching celebrities for “real mums” in its adverts as the grocer accelerates its drive to take marketing in a “new direction”.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Aldi and Lidl have become 'masters of survival'
In a fundamentally conservative environment such as German food retail, change and transformation have mostly come at a moderate pace.
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Opinion
Opinion: BHS’s big lesson is retailers can never grow old with their customers
As the BHS sale process draws to an end, the hope is that perhaps the famous retailer can re-establish its consumer appeal under new ownership.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Lots of Lidl changes all add up in Tooting
The Lidl store opposite Tooting station in south London offers a clue about the direction the discounter is taking. John Ryan pays a visit
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Opinion
Opinion: So-called stores of the future should be a thing of the past
As a term, ‘store of the future’ has become redundant and may even be something of a distraction from the main event for retailers.
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Analysis
Analysis: Sugar tax – how big a toothache does it pose for retailers?
George Osborne’s £520m levy on sugar-sweetened drinks, announced in the March Budget, was a bitter pill to swallow for the beverage industry.
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News
Grocery sales growth slows post-Easter as big four all suffer
Grocers have suffered a slowdown in growth since Easter, but Sainsbury’s continues to outperform its rivals and hold market share.
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Opinion
Opinion: Queueing will be the game-changer for Aldi and Lidl
There is more to the supermarket experience than price, which is why discounters need to address the problems around payment.
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Opinion
This week in retail: Unlike BHS, Morrisons and Sainsbury's have moved with the times
Last week was all about department stores as, sadly, BHS hit the buffers. This week, grocery will be in the spotlight.
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News
Asda to review price promotions amid crackdown from watchdog
Asda will review its price promotions after the competition watchdog singled it out following an investigation into supermarket pricing tactics.
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News
Tesco scraps double Clubcard points to target everyday low prices
Tesco has scrapped its Clubcard Boost scheme to offer “better value all year round” and prices to rival the discounters.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Lidl and Primark
Retail round-up on April 15, 2016: Lidl's Irish sales break €1bn mark, and Primark debuts in Italy.
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Opinion
Opinion: How grocers' price-matching schemes have become irrelevant
Price comparisons were once commonplace across the grocery market, but as everyday low prices sweep the sector, they are becoming irrelevant.
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Analysis
Analysis: Why grocers' private labels have 'never been more important'
Private labels may have been a vital part of UK grocers’ propositions for decades, but their importance is seemingly ever-increasing.
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Data
National living wage: Which retailers are paying the most?
How will the impact of the national living wage shake up the industry, and which major retailers are paying their staff the most?
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News
Grocery sales rise at fastest rate in 12 months as Sainsbury's leads big four
Supermarket sales have risen at their fastest rate in a year and Sainsbury’s continued to outperform big four rivals, the latest Kantar data revealed.
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Opinion
Opinion: Tesco in fightback mode ahead of full-year results
When Matt Davies opened Retail Week Live last month, the boss of Tesco UK claimed the grocer was “on the cusp of something special”.
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News
Infographic: Easter sales and footfall to be dampened by bad weather
Shoppers are likely to be deterred by Saturday’s forecasted wet weather resulting in decreased footfall and sales, according to analysts.
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Analysis
International analysis: Lidl launches online in Belgium
Lidl has launched online in Belgium today following rumours of its plan to expand its online offer across European markets.