"The Grocer soon going to publish our next trade report (for Q3). We’re just looking at the data for the first couple of months of that. And from what we can see so far, we’re still seeing that persistent increase to the UK.” The top five product categories include fish, poultry, vegetables, confectionery and prepared foods. And some of the biggest increases are soft drinks, spirits, protein concentrates, animal fats and oils. So, why is it happening? What signs are there tha

With discounters booming in the cost-of-living crisis, what’s motivating Lidl’s move to slow down expansion in the UK? What’s going on at Lidl? Its sales are soaring, market share is growing, and yet for reasons widely unknown, it seems to be taking its foot off the gas on its once ambitious expansion plans. As The Grocer revealed in February, Lidl has halved its projected store openings for the year from the usual 50-plus to 25, in a slowdown some suggest could extend until

Lidl is outpacing Aldi on store openings so far this year, despite scaling back its plans as its rival makes headlines with announcements...