Channel: Dollar/Value Lidl boosted by bumper Christmas sales Lidl has revealed that it attracted 1.3 million more customers in the week leading up to Christmas. This meant that festive shoppers switched almost £62.8 million… View Article The Retail Bulletin January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 < 1 min read LidlHoliday & EventsShoppersPredictions and ForecastsDept. GroceryDept. Beverage 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces The Friday Checkout: Discounters reap the rewards of 2022 inflation Aldi, Lidl and Grocery Outlet have already seen increased foot traffic and store expansion coming off years of pandemic-influenced shopping behavior, supply chain disruptions and inflation. Grocery Dive January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 < 1 min read EconomyLidlStore LocationShoppersOperations & Supply ChainGrocery OutletCOVID19Aldi 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Media & Marketing Lidl becomes first sponsor of Spotify’s UK Christmas Number 1s playlist The deal sees Lidl audio ads featured alongside tracks in the streaming service’s playlist of 45 number one Christmas hits from through the decades The Grocer December 15, 2022December 17, 2022 < 1 min read LidlStreamingHoliday & EventsMarketing: BroadcastInternational - UKMarketing: Digital Media 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Media & Marketing Lidl sponsors Spotify festive playlist Lidl has officially partnered with Spotify to become the sponsor of the streaming service’s UK Christmas Number 1s playlist. The sponsorship includes the Lidl Bear themed… View Article The Retail Bulletin December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 < 1 min read LidlStreamingMarketing: BroadcastMarketing: Digital MediaInternational - UKHoliday & EventsDept. GroceryDept. Beverage 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Holiday & Events Retail predictions, customer loyalty, and holiday merchandising – Weekly Snacks #36 Christmas commercials Relaxed Christmas. Oh, the Christmas holiday! A few days off that are filled with overbuying, cooking, and time spent with friends and relatives. Sometimes, these activities can drive you nuts. Well, Lidl’s commercial depicts the “Cool Uncle” that has everything under control during the holiday season. Check out this “easy” commercial. Tokinomo December 13, 2022December 14, 2022 < 1 min read Holiday & EventsShoppersMerchandisingMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionTrends: RetailMarketing: SocialLidlMarketing: Shopper 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Aldi, Lidl serve up Thanksgiving price breaks IRI projects holiday meal to cost over 13% more this year Supermarket News November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 < 1 min read LidlHoliday & EventsAldiInsight ProvidersBig Data 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Aldi, Lidl roll out low-price Thanksgiving essentials as high inflation hovers The two hard discounters’ holiday deals come as food prices remain elevated and the threat of a turkey shortage looms. Grocery Dive November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 < 1 min read LidlHoliday & EventsEconomyAldiDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Your Views: Forks & Knives More comments from the MNB community about the proposed Kroger-Albertsons deal… One MNB reader wrote: One key learning after going through this process that I feel is evident to both Kroger and Albertsons management is the follow up to divestiture. Recall the Haggen’s debacle, where Albertsons sold some 88 stores to Haggen, (who failed miserably […] MorningNewsBeat October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 3 min read Albertsons / SafewayConsumersLidlAldiCompetitionKrogerOwned Brands (Private Label)Dollar GeneralBrick and MortarResults & InvestmentRite AidWalgreensEconomyMergersUnileverOperations & Supply ChainDivestituresMerchandisingMarketing: In StoreInternational - UKGovernmentAhold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Aldi’s Approach To Price, Value, Continues To Win UK Fans Bloomberg reports on how German discounter Aldi continues to gain market share in the UK, “gaining market share from bigger rivals as millions of Britons search for cheaper bills on their weekly shop.” It is, the story suggests, “a repeat of the aftermath of the financial crisis when Aldi and its fellow German discounter Lidl […] MorningNewsBeat October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 2 min read AldiInternational - UKLidlTescoShoppersEconomyResults & InvestmentInsight ProvidersOwned Brands (Private Label)Dept. BakeryDept. BeverageDept. DairyDollar GeneralData & InsightsMarketing: In StoreMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionMerchandising 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Then there were three? British grocery retailing has for decades been dominated by a small number of large and powerful retailers. That remains the case. Over the period however the number of firms involved has altered. In the 1980s we talked about the “big 5”. This became the “big 4” when Morrisons and Safeway merged and has remained that […] Stirling Retail October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 2 min read AldiEconomyLidlInternational - UKInsight ProvidersConsumersResults & InvestmentData & InsightsDept. GroceryTescoOcadoAssociatesBrick and MortarMergersSustainabilityAlbertsons / Safeway 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer 10 retail trends to watch in 2023 The world of retail is moving faster than a new PlayStation console on launch day. Luckily, we’ve got bags of consumer insight at the ready to help you work out what’s next for the industry. Big questions are swirling around the future retail trends of 2023: What are people spending more on? Which generations are […] GWI (Global Web Index) October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 6 min read ConsumersShoppersMarketing: SocialPredictions and ForecastsTrends: RetailSustainabilityReturnsESG and CSRTechnology & InnovationBrick and MortarMetaverseMarketing: In StoreDept. HBCDept. ApparelCOVID19WalmartData & InsightsMeta (Facebook)International - UKTargetMarketing: Direct & PersonalizationEconomyOperations & Supply Chainsocial commerceDept. NonfoodLidlMarketing: TradePricing & PromotionsQ CommerceTrends: TechResults & InvestmentDeliveryDept. FreshHealth & WellnessData VisualizationTikTokStrategyMarketing: UGCAmazon 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Lidl to recruit for 1,000 new roles Lidl is to recruit for over 1,000 new hourly paid roles in its stores and warehouses over the next five months. The supermarket will be looking… View Article The Retail Bulletin October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 < 1 min read LidlDept. GroceryDept. BeverageBrick and MortarAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Empathy.co flags use of cookies and trackers by top UK retailers Empathy.co has launched the Retail Trust Index (RTI), with the aim of examining online tracking practices across the retail industry, and the impact of intrusive data practices on consumer trust. This shows that consumers when shopping online with the UK’s leading retailers will be on average tracked by ten separate trackers, and over 50% were […] Retail Technology Innovation Hub October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 2 min read ConsumersInternational - UKData & InsightsTescoDept. ApparelLidlExecutivesMarketing: In StoreTechnology & InnovationBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Swiss court tells Lidl to destroy its chocolate Easter bunnies A Swiss court has ruled that Lidl must stop selling foil-wrapped Easter bunnies in the European nation that infringe on a similar product made by Lindt & Spruengl. The court further ruled that Lidl must destroy its current inventory of the same product in Switzerland. RetailWire October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 < 1 min read LidlHoliday & EventsOperations & Supply Chain 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Lidl readies rotating price-cut campaign Discount promotional efforts expanded to ease inflation’s grip on customers Supermarket News September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 < 1 min read LidlEconomy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Lidl remains fastest growing grocery retailer Lidl remains the fastest growing retailer in the last 12 weeks ending 10 September, as food inflation accelerates and UK shoppers focus on buying little and more often to help manage rising food bills, reveals new data released today by NielsenIQ. Data from NielsenIQ reveals that Total Till sales growth slowed from +4.5% the previous […] Talking Retail September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 < 1 min read LidlDept. GroceryData & InsightsShoppersInternational - UKEconomy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Agencies & Vendors Study: Market Basket, Aldi, WinCo Best At Coping With Inflation Pressures dunnhumby has released a special edition of its Retailer Preference Index (RPI), looking at which grocers are best serving their customers in a faltering economy, and concluded that the top five are Market Basket, Aldi, WinCo, Grocery Outlet and Save A Lot. Rounding out the top 10: Lidl, Dollar General, Food4LessFoodsCo, Family Dollar, and Military […] MorningNewsBeat September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 < 1 min read EconomyAldiLidlAmazonWegmansThe Fresh MarketStore LocationSave A LotPublixMarketing: Retail MediaInsight ProvidersGrocery OutletFamily DollardunnhumbyDollar GeneralDept. FreshBig DataKroger 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Market Basket tops index of retailers for inflationary times LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Market Basket is rated the top U.S. grocer in terms of gaining customers as consumer prices rise, according to a special edition of the Retailer Preference Index (RPI) from dunnhumby, a provider of customer data and analysis. Market Basket topped all 69 retailers in the Inflation RPI rankings, ahead of household […] MMR September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 3 min read Technology & InnovationShoppersEconomyInsight ProvidersBig DatadunnhumbyMarketing: Retail MediaThick DataDollar GeneralWalmartCOVID19LidlData & InsightsDept. GroceryFamily DollarMarketing: TradeAldiConsumersStore LocationWakefernBJ’s Wholesale ClubMarketing: Direct & PersonalizationMarketing: SocialSave A LotOwned Brands (Private Label)Grocery OutletKrogerDept. NonfoodAhold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Lidl to take stunted crops to help farmers affected by drought Lidl is to support its fresh fruit and vegetable suppliers by taking crops impacted by this summer’s drought conditions across the UK. The supermarket said it… View Article The Retail Bulletin August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 < 1 min read LidlWeatherDept. FreshInternational - UKDept. GroceryDept. Beverage 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Lidl and Waitrose announce support for growers with flexible specifications Lidl aims to identify key crop challenges and where possible accommodate stunted crop and other products within existing lines The Grocer August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 < 1 min read Lidl 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Food Retailers warned to expect wonky fruit & veg this year The long spell of hot and dry weather has resulted in a stunted vegetable crop, say suppliers. Retailers have been warned to expect different looking fresh vegetables this year As a result, Lidl is among the UK retailers that has signalled its willingness to accommodate smaller and strangely shaped produce in its current lines. Today […] Talking Retail August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 < 1 min read Dept. FreshWeatherLidlDept. PerimeterInternational - UK 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Data & Insights Grocery Market Shares in Great Britain (GB) 1997-2022 It’s July and that can only mean one thing – it is time to update the grocery market share data for Great Britain. Forget global warming and the heatwave and the cost-of-living crisis (not really for either), this is the latest instalment of slow data for this series. Regulars to this blog know that I […] Stirling Retail July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 3 min read Data & InsightsBig DataResults & InvestmentData VisualizationInsight ProvidersCOVID19ConsumersLidlAldiInternational - UKMarketing: SocialMeta (Facebook)TescoEconomyDept. NonfoodSustainabilityDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 5
Channel: Dollar/Value Lidl says ‘stock issues’ to blame for empty freezers and chillers Shoppers have tweeted pictures showing low stock levels in three Lidl stores in the south west of England during the past 24 hours The Grocer July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 < 1 min read LidlShoppersBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Lidl rapped after its ads were reported by Aldi to the ASA The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint by Aldi against Lidl over misleading price claims. The complaint was made over a leaflet inserted into a… View Article The Retail Bulletin July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 < 1 min read LidlAldiDept. BeverageDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Data & Insights RETHINK Retail’s Solution Spotlight: parcelLab RETHINK Retail’s Solution Spotlight shines a light on industry vendors and what makes them distinct. This vendor spotlight is on parcelLab, the leading global Operations Experience Management platform. parcelLab brings people and brands closer together with unique post-sales experiences tailored to customers’ needs. Over 550+ brands trust parcelLab, including top retailers, like IKEA, Lidl, Bose, […] Rethink Retail July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 < 1 min read Data & InsightsBig DataLidlNestleOperations & Supply ChainVendors 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Lidl moves office staff to flexible working model It comes months after the discounter opened a new 250,000 sq ft head office in London The Grocer July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 < 1 min read LidlDept. NonfoodAssociatesInternational - UK 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Scott Moses, on How The FTC Should Level The Competitive Playing Field Content Guy’s Note: Scott Moses, Managing Director and head of the Grocery, Pharmacy & Restaurants investment banking practice at Solomon Partners, last week posted on his company’s website an analysis of the Federal Trade Commission’s recent Merger Guidelines Listening Forum videoconference, designed to allow the FTC’s leadership to hear from members of the public about […] MorningNewsBeat July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 8 min read ConsumersGovernmentMergersCompetitionResults & InvestmentWalmartBrick and MortarAmazonEconomyCOVID19Technology & InnovationExecutivesBankruptcyPartnershipsDollar GeneralSoutheastern GrocersTargetAldiCostcoOperations & Supply ChainAssociatesOcadoMarketing: In StoreUnited Natural FoodsLidlDept. GroceryDept. BeverageFamily DollarDept. DairyData & InsightsC&S Wholesale GrocersVendorsKrogerDeliveryRestaurantsHealth & WellnessDollar TreeDept. PharmacyDept. Natural / OrganicDept. Fuel 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Merchandising Brands accused of ‘misleading and mendacious’ packaging claims Ocean and beach plastic packaging and products are among the terms being called out as greenwash by environmental campaign group Changing Markets Foundation. Brands including Coca-Cola and Unilever as well as retailers such as Tesco and Lidl are among those the organisation is exposing as it expands its www.Greenwash.com website to include plastics as well […] Talking Retail June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 < 1 min read PackagingTescoLidlUnileverSustainabilityESG and CSRCoca Cola 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Shopping: the cost of living crisis – Q&A with The Conversation In between graduation ceremonies last Friday (as we caught up with the pandemic impacted ceremonies of 2020 and 2021), I was interviewed by Steven Vass of The Conversation about the cost of living crisis and Shopping. The result is a Q&A piece which was published last Friday and which I reproduce from The Conversation below. […] Stirling Retail June 27, 2022June 30, 2022 4 min read ConsumersInternational - UKEconomySustainabilityTescoGovernmentDept. GroceryCOVID19Dept. NonfoodBrick and MortarData & InsightsBig DataLidlAldiResults & InvestmentInsight ProvidersShoppersThick DataPricing & PromotionsOwned Brands (Private Label)Dept. FreshMarketing: TradeMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionAssociatesDept. Apparel 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Legal expert rates Lidl chances in Tesco case Lidl said to have ‘robust’ argument over yellow and blue eblem. Source: Lidl/The Grocer Lidl argues the solid yellow circle and blue background of its logo form a ‘wordless’ trademark A legal expert has backed Lidl’s prospects in its High Court battle with Tesco over similarities between the discounter’s logo and its bigger rival’s Clubcard Prices sign. […] The Grocer June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 2 min read LidlTescoLegal & Criminal 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 5
Shopper & Customer Department: Nonfood Corporate Strategy Corporate Finance ESG Media & Marketing Agencies & Vendors Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Trends & External Forces Holiday & Events Operations & Supply Chain Millennials Dominated Holiday Shopping Spend — Here’s What it Means for 2023 In a year when holiday spending on gifts, travel and entertainment was down 1 percent from the year prior, one age group bucked that trend in a huge way. Millennials, perhaps aided by increased incomes due to “The Great Reshuffle,” told us it would spend a whopping 11 percent more than it did in 2021, […] Written by Kelly Pedersen January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Data & Insights Department: Consumer Durables ESG Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Holiday & Events Operations & Supply Chain Stores & Formats Retail Traffic Trends #112: Consumer Habits 2023 While some trends come and go, there were a few trends that have stayed with consumers throughout the year. As online shopping continues to be a popular choice for consumers, physical stores can offer shoppers perks that e-commerce can’t replicate. This week we look at trends to increase foot traffic and customer loyalty. […] Written by Doorcounts January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery - Natural Channel: Grocery - Natural Data & Insights Technology & Innovation Stores & Formats Just Walk Out gives Whole Foods stores an edge, data shows The two stores in the chain outfitted with Amazon’s checkout-free technology did better in some ways than nearby locations without the automated system during the second half of 2022, Placer.ai found. Written by Grocery Dive January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Channel: Grocery Department: Food Shopper & Customer Trends & External Forces ShopRite adds online filters to help shoppers choose products and recipes The improvements are intended to help shoppers find products and recipes that meet specific criteria, such as dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free. Written by Grocery Dive January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Department: Nonfood Data & Insights Technology & Innovation 7 online grocery trends for retailers to watch Online grocery shopping is here to stay. Top online grocery trends include AI tools, drone delivery, data security, and ready-made meals. Written by Future of Commerce January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked