All Lidl articles – Page 7
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NewsLidl launches detergent refill station using ‘smart chips’ to reduce spillage
The discounter is selling reusable bottles containing a ‘smart chip’ that can be recognised by the refill station
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Lidl offers finder’s fee to anyone who identifies a suitable site for a new store
It would mean a £22,500 fee for finding a location that leads to a £1.5m freehold purchase
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarket pay: a game where the stakes keep getting raised
Most UK supermarkets have announced pay adjustments in recent weeks. But Tesco’s move is particularly interesting
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Lidl trademark points to plans for discounter’s own shipping line
Lidl has filed a trademak application for ‘Tailwind Shipping Lines’ with the EU Intellectual Property Office
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Analysis & Features
Why Oxfam is going beyond the supermarket human rights scorecard
Oxfam’s final human rights table shows the discounters now ahead of all rivals except Tesco
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Ad watchdog deems Lidl's Tesco price comparison ads misleading
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint from Aldi that the ads did not make sufficiently clear the claimed savings related only to the specific selection of products shown
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Asda comes bottom in Oxfam’s fourth and final supermarket human rights scorecard
As well as dropping down the table, Asda is the only supermarket whose score has fallen since the last time Oxfam carried out the exercise, in 2020
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Lidl becomes latest supermarket to contact government over jobs for Ukrainian refugees
The discounter said it had 3,000 live vacancies across the business, with 1,200 more jobs in warehouses to be created by the end of 2025
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Lidl knocks Asda off top spot with 28 lowest prices
Lidl was the last retailer to beat Asda (in December), and its £53.06 trolley came in £7.13 cheaper than Asda’s £60.19 total
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Lidl claims UK supermarket first with all store uniforms made from Fairtrade cotton
The discounter will buy 330,000 shirts, trousers, polo tops and chinos made from cotton certified by Fairtrade
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Lidl appoints Richard Taylor chief development officer as Alan Barry returns to Ireland
Barry moved to Lidl GB from Lidl Ireland, where he had also been chief development officer, early last year
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Lidl opens new head office in Tolworth, London
Hundreds of head office staff are relocating five miles from Wimbledon to the new building
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Lidl opens 900th British store with new Liverpool site
The 900th British Lidl is one of six set to open this month, creating nearly 250 jobs between them, according to the discounter
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Lidl GB names Peter de Roos as new chief commercial officer
De Roos, who is replacing Ryan McDonnell as CCO, will join the Lidl GB team from 1 April this year
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City snapshot: Lidl claims crown as the UK’s fastest growing bricks and mortar retailer over Christmas
Lidl GB posted annual sales growth of 2.6% over the Christmas period, claiming its festive performance places it as the country’s fastest growing bricks and mortar retailer for the second year running
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Aldi planning to recruit more than 100 additional British suppliers
The new drive will include finding more British suppliers for Aldi’s general merchandise ‘Specialbuys’, some of which were affected last year by global shipping delays from China
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Lidl dominates with 9% winning margin on nearest supermarket rival
At £38.24, Lidl came in £3.85 cheaper than runner-up Asda
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Aldi betters Lidl’s ‘highest paying supermarket’ claim with wage rise
While the discounters’ new national hourly rates are the same, Aldi said it was the only remaining supermarket to give paid breaks, worth £750 a year
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Campaign group aims to ‘inundate’ supermarket bosses with demands for Boxing Day closures
Organise – a campaigning network of over a million people across the UK – is urging its members to directly email CEOs with a standard message
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Analysis & Features
Christian Härtnagel’s legacy of loyalty and the next steps for Lidl GB
Härtnagel’s promotion to Lidl Germany CEO shows he has impressed in his role here. So what has he achieved, and who is Ryan McDonnell?
