Tag "Lidl"
Lidl invests EUR 8m in pay increases in Ireland
Lidl Ireland is investing EUR 8m to increase salaries in Ireland and a further EUR 1.31m in Northern Ireland. The pay rise will apply to all employees from 1 March...
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LIDL is already preparing for the season: the company is expanding its team with around 150 new employees
Lidl Hungary is already preparing for the increased summer traffic in the Balaton and Lake Velence area. The discount chain is creating around 150 new jobs so that it can...
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Lidl trials Click, Reserve & Collect on middle aisle deals for loyalty members
Lidl is piloting a ‘Click, Reserve and Collect’ system, allowing its loyalty scheme users to have first dibs on its middle aisle goods. Shoppers using the Lidl Plus app will...
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Chicken breast is the favorite – meat consumption is rising again in Hungary
Domestic customers continue to prefer poultry meat, according to recent data from Lidl Hungary. Chicken breast is the most popular product, but the total turnover of fresh poultry meat is...
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Lidl Opens New Logistics Centre In Portugal, Expands In Romania
German supermarket chain Lidl has opened a new €115-million logistics centre in Loures, Portugal. The 54,000 square metre facility boasts a 44,000 pallet storage capacity, 111 loading docks, and can...
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Kosovo’s Viva Fresh Store Acquires SPAR Albania
Kosovo’s largest retail chain, Viva Fresh Store, has acquired SPAR Albania from local investment group Balfin for an undisclosed amount, reported Albanian portal Monitor. After securing exclusive franchise rights and...
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Lidl and ProVeg join forces to find innovative cheese alternatives in new startup competition
The winner will have their product sold in selected Lidl in Germany stores under its Vemondo private label, ProVeg announced. (Image source: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick/ Somain/ Lidl (01) / Wikimedia Commons...
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Products affected by margin freeze have permanently low prices at Lidl
The government decree on margin caps came into effect on Monday, according to which larger grocery stores can apply a maximum margin of 10 percent on 30 basic foods. Lidl...
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Prices of Hungarian products in Denmark: surprising differences between domestic and foreign prices
Food prices in Hungary continue to rise sharply, so more and more attention is being paid to foreign prices – especially when it comes to Hungarian products. A TikToker, bojtoslili,...
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Consumer confidence in branded products is growing again in Germany
The popularity of private label products has somewhat waned and fewer consumers consider them an equivalent alternative to branded products, Lebensmittelpraxis reports citing the latest research by consultancy firm Smartcon...
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Mercadona Becomes Fourth Largest Retailer In Portugal
Mercadona reported the highest market share growth in 2024 in the Portuguese grocery market to become the fourth-largest retailer. According to Kantar data published by daily Expansion, the Spanish chain...
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Fruit juice market under pressure
Life in the fruit juice category is made more difficult by the surge in raw material and packaging material prices, as well as rising labour and logistics costs. This article...
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We are wasting our biggest assets: this is how Lidl is fighting it
According to this year’s Global Risk Report, the fourth biggest risk by 2035 will be the lack of natural resources. As the leading retail chain in Hungary, Lidl is committed...
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Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi could be the new faces of Lidl
Lidl is set to strengthen its sports own brand Crivit with the addition of a world-famous athlete duo. German-American tennis icons Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi could be the newest...
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Hungarian quick-frozen vegetables and fruits are increasingly popular both at home and abroad
The demand for Hungarian quick-frozen vegetables and fruits is significant both domestically and abroad. Lidl Hungary has sold more than 40 thousand tons of domestic quick-frozen products in the past...
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Lidl partners with Olympic athlete to expand its protein range in Ireland
Lidl Ireland has teamed up with Olympian and two-time European champion David Gillick to expand its high-protein range. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. In 2025...
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Traditions and reimagined recipes
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. Ágnes Szűts, marketing manager of KOTÁNYI Hungária Kft. tells Trade magazin that the spice market got 3% bigger in the...
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Lidl to sell via TikTok Shop as ‘supermarket first’
Lidl will start selling through TikTok Shop this week, in a move which it says will make it the “first supermarket meeting our customers directly on the platform”. From 9am...
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Carrefour wants to expand Belgian Sunday openings
Carrefour intends to open its Belgian company-operated stores (44 supermarkets and 40 hypermarkets) on Sundays as well. The unions were “surprised” by the initiative, but are “willing to engage in discussions”. As...
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Another price cut at Lidl: 30 types of milk and dairy products will be cheaper
Hungarians will receive further help with their everyday shopping: Lidl is reducing the prices of one of the most popular product groups, milk and dairy products. Thanks to the company’s...
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Lidl Ireland Plans To Invest €600m In New Stores, Distribution Centre
Lidl Ireland plans to invest €600 million over the next five years in expanding its store network and consolidating its logistical operations. The investment will see the discounter opening around...
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British Grocers Cut Jobs Ahead of Rising Costs
The UK grocery sector is undergoing a shake-up as supermarkets cut jobs and rethink pricing strategies. Rising labor costs and discounter dominance are forcing Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons to streamline...
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Lidl Bulgaria Plans 10 Store Openings, Takes Top Spot From Kaufland
Lidl Bulgaria plans to add at least 10 stores to its network in 2025 as it continues to implement its growth plan. As of the end of 2024, the retailer...
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Lidl GB To Remove Design Elements Targeted At Kids From Own-Brand Products
Lidl GB has pledged to phase out all packaging designs deemed attractive to children from its ‘least healthy’ own-brand products by mid-2025. The design elements include 3D or animated shapes,...
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Kaufland Poland in Need of Transformation
Kaufland Poland has become the problem child of Kaufland’s international business. The Wroclaw-based subsidiary of the German superstore operator plunged into the red in the past fiscal year, posting a...
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Lidl set to open first ever in-store pub after legal victory
Lidl is set to open its first ever in-store pub in Northern Ireland, following permissions granted by a High Court this week. During the ruling on Monday (27 January), judge...
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Lidl steps up expansion
Lidl has taken its foot off the brake when it comes to expanding its international store network. The German discounter is focusing its store opening program on countries where it...
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Asda scraps Aldi and Lidl price match
Asda has axed its Aldi and Lidl price match initiative after a mere 12 months, as it focuses on its own “great prices” rather than competitors. The supermarket giant published...
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Lidl opens its largest logistics hub in Europe
Lidl has opened the doors of its new flagship logistics hub in Ablis, southwest of Paris. Covering 87,000 sqm, it is the largest of its kind in Europe. The new logistics...
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Lidl reduces egg prices
Lidl Hungary is once again making Hungarian customers happy and starting today, it is reducing the price of one of the most important staple foods: eggs will be cheaper by...
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