All Lidl articles – Page 21
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NewsWatch: Asda launches first ad starring TV chef James Martin
Asda has launched its first advert starring TV chef James Martin as the grocer kick-starts efforts to reconnect to its core customer base.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Lidl unveils Portuguese expansion plans
Schwarz Group, owner of Lidl and Kaufland, is to invest €6.5bn this year as it seeks further growth and continues to build solid foundations for the years ahead.
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NewsPrimark and Next circle BHS stores set to close as 'rescue plan' collapses
A number of retailers are said to be eyeing BHS stores less than 24 hours after the ‘rescue plan’ for the department store chain collapsed.
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NewsWalmart international boss 'very disappointed' with Asda's performance
Walmart’s international boss has admitted he is “very disappointed” with Asda’s performance and warned 2016 will continue to be “painful”.
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GalleryStore gallery: Grocers are raising their daily bread offering
In-store bakeries have been around as long as supermarkets themselves, but they are undergoing a transition. John Ryan reports.
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NewsData: Tesco sales stabilising as Co-op recovery powers on – Kantar
Tesco is showing further signs of stabilising with the smallest quarterly sales decline of the big four, latest Kantar figures reveal.
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DataData: Aldi and Shop Direct lead top 10 ranking of staff efficiency
Retail Week Prospect ranks the 10 most productive retailers in the UK in terms of staff costs.
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OpinionOpinion: 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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NewsIceland 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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AnalysisAnalysis: 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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OpinionOpinion: 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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GalleryStore 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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OpinionOpinion: 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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AnalysisAnalysis: 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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NewsGrocery 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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OpinionOpinion: 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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OpinionThis 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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NewsAsda 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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NewsTesco 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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NewsBreakfast 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.