All Lidl articles – Page 48

  • Tesco, Eversham
    Analysis

    Spaced out

    2010-11-12T00:00:00Z

    As the big four grocers battle it out in a race for space and online-only specialists increase their virtual capacity, Jennifer Creevy looks at whether returns will end up being hit

  • News

    Lidl given the go-ahead for acquisition of Tengelmann's discount stores

    2010-11-11T12:41:00Z

    The Romanian competition authorities have formally given their go-ahead for the acquisition of all of Tengelmann’s 105 Plus discount stores in Romania by Lidl. The office stated that the transaction would have no negative effects on competition in the national grocery market.For Lidl, the decision means that it will expand ...

  • News

    Lidl launches in Cyprus

    2010-11-04T14:58:00Z

    Schwarz Group’s discounter Lidl launched in the Cypriot market this week, opening its first seven stores simultaneously. Following the opening, the discount retailer’s goal is to “eventually fully cover the geographical area of Cyprus in order to be able to serve even more residents”, the company said. The first stores ...

  • Aldi
    Analysis

    Quality takes upper hand in value battle

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Customers are redefining value and ‘returning to quality’. So what does the future hold for discount retailers?

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    Opinion

    Price alone not enough for value specialists

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    One of the many things we’ll miss about Sir Stuart Rose when he retires next year is the frequency with which he says “value is a function of price times quality”. Never has that been truer than today.

  • Asda’s share of the grocery market has dipped for the 10th consecutive report
    News

    Asda market share dips for 10th consecutive period

    2010-10-12T15:33:00Z

    Asda’s share of the grocery market has dipped for the 10th consecutive report, with sales growth lagging behind the other major grocery retailers.

  • News

    Lidl to acquire competitor Tengelmann's Plus discount stores in Bulgaria

    2010-10-07T12:53:00Z

    Lidl has been given the regulatory go-ahead to acquire competitor Tengelmann’s Plus discount stores in Bulgaria.Following an investigation by the country’s competition commission, the authority concluded that the deal would not hinder competition in the retail market. Plus Bulgaria has been running 23 stores since October 2009, with a staff ...

  • News

    Lidl offers TV travel deals

    2010-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Schwarz Group’s discount grocer Lidl is offering its holiday travel deals through a specialist TV channel.Lidl in Germany has teamed up with travel shopping TV Sonnenklar.tv to promote its monthly holiday trip special offers on air. The 30-minute programme is broadcast daily at 4pm.According to reports Lidl is advertising its ...

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    Analysis

    Print advertising remains central to retailers

    2010-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Despite the growth of digital media, print advertising remains core to many retailers’ communications

  • RW Lidl store sign
    News

    Lidl UK boss steps down

    2010-09-06T12:56:00Z

    Lidl UK managing director Frank-Michael Mros is understood to have stepped down from his post.

  • Lidl
    News

    How Netto’s exit from high street will affect the hard discounters

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Hard discounters Aldi and Lidl could thrive in the UK after the third-largest player, Netto, disappears from the high street.

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    News

    Asda suffers fifth consecutive market share drop

    2010-05-25T14:22:00Z

    Asda has suffered its fifth consecutive monthly market share drop and growth behind the market at 2.5% according to Kantar Worldpanel.

  • Marks & Spencer
    News

    Strife in Greece ‘likely to benefit foreign retailers’

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    The economic and political turmoil that is convulsing Greece is likely in the long term to benefit international retailers that trade there, according to Planet Retail analyst Milos Ryba.

  • Tesco's Clubcard scheme is driving growth
    News

    Tesco market share up as it piles pressure on Asda

    2010-03-02T15:30:00Z

    Tesco’s Clubcard double points scheme has helped the market leading grocer take share from arch-rival Asda, the latest till roll data shows.

  • News

    Lidl prepares for stagnating German sales

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Lidl is preparing for sales growth to flatten out in its domestic market.Sales in Germany are reportedly stagnating as new stores cannibalise sales. Lidl has opened over 80 stores in the past year in Germany.However, according to German trade paper Lebensmittel Zeitung, the group is close to acquiring Tengelmann’s Plus ...

  • Discounters growth expected to slow
    News

    Growth of international discount supermarkets slows

    2010-02-16T09:33:00Z

    Discount supermarkets are facing a slowdown in growth as competition from more mainstream competitors and brands start to impact on their sales.

  • Asda's market share remained flat year-on-year
    News

    Asda’s market share growth halted as Tesco hits back

    2010-02-02T15:44:00Z

    Supermarket group Asda’s market share growth has come to halt after a fightback by Tesco, latest market share data shows.

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    News

    Shoppers return to premium food lines at Christmas

    2010-01-11T16:16:00Z

    Supermarkets enjoyed shoppers’ return to premium foods at Christmas, according to research house TNS Worldpanel.

  • News

    Lidl teams up with Nabtaaler Milchwerke to launch private-label lines

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    Discounter Lidl has teamed up with Bavarian dairy company Nabtaaler Milchwerke to launch Lidl’s first regional private-label lines. Lidl has been selling Bavarian long-life milk for some time in some regional divisions to support dairy farmers in the federal state. The discounter registered the trademark “Ein gutes Stück Heimat” - ...

  • RW Lidl store sign
    News

    Controversial Lidl chief to head up UK division

    2009-09-11T06:00:00Z

    Discount grocer Lidl has drafted in the former managing director of its German operation Frank-Michael Mros to head up its UK division.