Lidl’s new automated warehouse in Luton is a site to behold at nearly half a kilometre
Lidl GB has officially opened the doors to its massive new distribution centre in Luton, where it expects to deliver more than 9,400 pallets per day to 150 of its nearly 1,000 stores in the UK. At 1.2 million square feet, it is triple the size of any of its other facilities. But two features […]
UK supermarkets enjoy great month, helped by Coronation and holiday
Sparked by the Coronation and bank holiday weekend, British supermarkets saw a 12.3% boost in total till sales during the four weeks leading up to 20 May. That figure bettered sales from the previous reporting month by 2.6%, according to data from NIQ, formerly Nielsen. Own-label sales were the biggest driver, rising more than 14% […]
Lidl GB again increases hourly pay for store and warehouse colleagues
For the third time in the past year, Lidl GB has raised the wage rates of hourly colleagues to become the highest paying retailer for that group of workers among UK supermarkets. Nearly 25,000 store and warehouse employees will see pay increases from £11.00 to £11.40, including some who will see boosts as high as […]
Lidl GB presses supermarkets to use better packaging and stop marketing unhealthy products, cartoons to kids
The highly successful Eat Them to Defeat campaign proves that there are ways to market fruits and vegetables to kids and get them to actually consume them. But at store level, it has been more of a challenge. No matter how appealing displays can be, parents and their children are still not purchasing enough fresh […]
Own-label lines and deep discount chains heavily influencing consumer spending across UK
After ten months of double-digit price growth, the British public is continuing to turn to own label lines to help manage spending, according to research by Kantar Worldpanel. Grocery price inflation rose by 17.3% in the four weeks to 16 April 2023, down marginally on the 17.5% recorded in the previous four weeks according to the […]
Fast-charging Aldi surpasses 10% in UK supermarket share
Tucked within Kantar Worldpanel’s latest report that food inflation has dipped a smidge to 17.3% is another nugget worthy of headlines: Aldi has reached double digits in market share in the UK. In its blazing run into the Big Four, Aldi now has cornered 10.1% of the market after a mindblowing 25% rise in the […]
Loyalty card discounts prove ‘win-win’ for shoppers, supermarket chains
What drives supermarket shoppers to buy certain products over others? In a tight economy, price often wins out over brand and even high quality. But one other factor appears to be driving sentiment and purchasing in 2023: loyalty card discounts. According to new data revealed by NielsenIQ (now NIQ), more than 50% of UK retail […]
Aldi noses out Lidl again to remain UK’s least expensive supermarket
One month ago, in an effort to save British consumers money at checkouts, Waitrose said it would be slashing prices on already reduced items. It has put an incredible £100m investment behind cost-saving initiatives, including fruit and vegetable areas. And yet, when Which? revealed its latest monthly numbers on the cost of the average supermarket shop […]
