All Lidl articles – Page 47
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OpinionComment: Morrisons must reassure City
After the summer lull, the flow of trading statements begins again and the runes will be read ahead of the fast-approaching golden quarter.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Ireland
This week’s final instalment of our On the Road series visits Cork, where food specialist Musgrave is in expansion mode, before heading to Tallaght to visit department store chain Heatons, and Dublin’s upscale department stores Arnotts and Brown Thomas.
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Lidl “first and fastest” to open on Sundays
Schwarz Group’s Lidl has begun opening on Sundays in anticipation of changed legislation in Denmark.As of last week, all Danish Lidl stores were open on Sundays, the retailer has said, adding that it has been the “first and fastest” to do so.The new laws on store opening hours that will ...
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AnalysisData: Retailers give their verdict on the Olympics
Retailers have praised the “feel good factor” created by the Olympics and said it has had a positive impact on shopper numbers.
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NewsAsda and Sainsbury's growth surges forward
Asda and Sainsbury’s growth has surged although Tesco is closing the gap on its archrivals, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsTesco records improved performance in July
Tesco’s performance improve last month, registering the fastest growth of the big four grocers, according to Nielsen.
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NewsAldi to recruit 3,000 new staff
Aldi is to create 3,000 new jobs in the UK in the next year as its expands its store portfolio.
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AnalysisLidl improvements drive Schwarz Group growth
German grocer Schwarz Group, operator of Lidl discount stores and Kaufland hypermarkets and superstores, increased sales by 6% to E63.4bn (£49.5bn) in the financial year to February 29.
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NewsIceland and Farmfoods targeted in milk price protests
Iceland and Farmfoods are the latest retailers to be targeted as part of a dairy farmers’ campaign to win a fairer price for milk.
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NewsAsda and Lidl increase pay to farmers after milk price protests
Asda and Lidl will increase the amount they pay dairy farmers for milk from next Wednesday after recent milk price protests.
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OpinionThe pound stores look quids in for growth
The addition of industry veteran Andrew Higginson to the board of Poundland and Monday’s news that 99p Stores has posted an uplift in profits is further evidence of the maturing status of the single-price sector.
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NewsShopper cutbacks hit premium own brand growth
Shopper cutbacks have hit performance of premium grocery lines across the market have fallen.
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Lidl to open new Danish distribution centre
Discounter Lidl plans to open a new distribution centre in the country. It has bought a plot in Køge for a 915,000 sq ft facility.The warehouse is due to come onstream in 2014 and will create 200 jobs. Separately, Lidl Denmark said it intends to focus more on female shoppers, ...
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Lidl responds to negative publicity
Schwarz Group-owned discounter Lidl has advertised in high-profile local newspapers stressing a commitment to Greek suppliers.The retailer is responding to negative publicity resulting from politicians and official investigators accusing the German retailer of charging higher prices for products in crisis-struck Greece than it does in other European markets.In the ads, ...
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NewsWealthier shoppers head to the discounters
Shoppers expect to head to the discounters more this year with wealthier shoppers fuelling the rise.
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OpinionHow is the Eurozone crisis affecting UK retail?
As well as domestic austerity UK retailers will have to deal with fallout from the continent and the impact it is having on consumer sentiment.
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NewsTesco and Morrisons continue to lose market share
Tesco and Morrisons lost share in the last quarter while Waitrose and the discounters continued to win shoppers, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Tesco and Morrisons lose share in competitive market
Tesco and Morrisons continued to feel the pressure in a fiercely competitive grocery market and agaisnt tough like-for-likes in the last month.
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NewsAldi and Lidl branded 'irritants' to major grocers
Aldi and Lidl have been described as “considerable irritants” to their major grocery rivals as the discounters continue to perform well.
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Lidl provides sales and regional managers with iPads
Discounter Lidl is providing sales and regional managers with iPads equipped with a proprietary app showing shelf layouts, new listings and de-listings and staff scheduling in stores.The app – known internally as ‘Lidl Mobile Office’ – is designed to free managers’ time and reduce paperwork and was designed for Lidl ...