Lidl pips Aldi as cheapest supermarket of 2020

Lidl has narrowly beaten Aldi to be crowned the cheapest supermarket of 2020 with Waitrose coming in as the most expensive, a study has found.  Researchers tracked the price of 45 popular products such as Hovis bread, Knorr stock cubes and free-range eggs in eight major supermarkets for at least 100 days between January and … Read more

Asos deifies Covid gloom as sales rise by 36%, with Just Eat and Lidl following suit

Asos deifies Covid gloom as sales rise by 36%, with Just Eat and Lidl following suit Asos’ sales rose by 24% to £1.36 billion in the four months to December 31  It has focused on pyjamas and T-shirts with customers forced to stay at home As takeaway orders soared, orders at Just Eat spiked by 58% … Read more

Lidl enjoys ‘record’ Christmas sales and pushes on with expansion plan

Lidl vows to push on with plans to open 200 new stores by 2023 after enjoying ‘record’ Christmas sales which saw shoppers snap up nearly 1MILLION bottles of pink prosecco Lidl wants to hike store portfolio from 800 to 1,000 by 2023  Deluxe range of goods and festive favourites like mince pies sold well  By … Read more

Lidl and Morrisons launch pigs in blankets pizza ahead of Christmas

Merry Crustmas! Foodies rejoice as Lidl and Morrisons launch pigs in blankets pizza ahead of Christmas Lidl’s Pizza has s sourdough base with red onions, cranberry, and pigs in blankets Morrison’s offering comes on a deep pan base and is topped with sage and onion turkey, mozzarella , tomato, cranberry sauce and pigs in blankets … Read more

The Crown’s Erin Doherty picks up bargains at Lidl with girlfriend Sophie Melville

She’s won acclaim for her portrayal of Princess Anne in the two most recent seasons of hugely successful series Netflix series The Crown. And Erin Doherty looked a world away from her regal role over the weekend, when she was spotted shopping at budget supermarket Lidl with girlfriend Sophie Melville in south-east London. The 28-year-old … Read more

Lidl unveils its playful Christmas ad which make fun of the usual sugary-sweet festive tropes

You won’t shed a Lidl tear! Supermarket reveals food-focused Christmas ad poking fun at rivals who pull on the heart strings Animated ad opens with traditional scene which is ‘hushed and white with snow’ But it soon makes fun of the usual sugary-sweet festive advertising tropes Will premiere on Sunday night’s I’m A Celebrity! Get … Read more

Lidl launches new scheme to tackle hunger by allowing shoppers to donate food by scanning a flyer

Lidl have launched a new initiative that makes it easier for customers to make food bank donations alongside their usual grocery shopping. The supermarket has announced between 12 November and 9 December, shoppers  can give between 35p and £2.45 by scanning a flyer that represents essential food items, such as milk, tuna or cereal, while paying … Read more

Dublin Lidl built on Viking ruins has a glass floor so shoppers can see 11th century house below

A new Lidl built on 11th century Irish-Viking ruins in Dublin has used glass floors to allow shoppers to look at the structure below. The Lidl on Aungier Street in the Irish capital opened on October 15 and managers have made an effort to showcase the significant archaeological finds on the site. It lies in … Read more

Snapchat prankster, 20, convicted for licking fingers and wiping them on napkins in Lidl

‘Stupid’ Snapchat prankster, 20, is convicted for licking his fingers and wiping them on napkins while shopping in Lidl Benjamin Best, 20, was shopping for his grandparents during spring lockdown  He wiped his saliva on napkins at the store in Bridport, Dorset, on April 3  The video was reported to the police by someone who had … Read more

Judge accepts Lidl worker’s belief in ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism is protected by law

Samuel Jackson, who worked for Lidl, claimed it was unfair to sack him for offensive comments because of his adherence to the Hellenic philosophy Stoicism, founded by Zeno of Citium (pictured) from the 3rd century BC meant he can offend anyone without consequences A communications worker sacked by Lidl for calling Asians ‘greasy’ has had his … Read more