Lidl

Lidl is trialling the online sale of fresh produce in Madrid, Spain. To that end, the discount chain will be collaborating with online platform Lola Market.

The German Schwarz Group has achieved a 100 billion euro turnover, for the very first time. Unsurprisingly, Lidl makes up 80 % of that result, as American turnover continues to grow. Kaufland however performs less well.

Discounter Lidl will be launching an app-based loyalty card in Germany, after a successful trial in four other countries. The Lidl Plus scheme will be rolled out to customers in Berlin and Brandenburg first.

Swiss distribution group Micros saw its annual turnover grow by 1.4% to 28.5 Swiss franks in 2018. Earlier, its rival Coop also significantly increased its turnover and reached the milestone of 30 billion CHF for the first time.

French supermarket group Casino continues to sell its stores: the company has sold 33 supermarkets to Lidl and one Geant hypermarket to rival E.Leclerc.

British supermarket chain Tesco has announced another thorough restructuring. A total of 9000 jobs are in the balance, both in the main office and in the stores. Service counters will disappear in 90 stores.

An ongoing dispute about prices has come to an end as German hypermarket chain Kaufland decided to terminate all dealings with British-Dutch manufacturer Unilever. Brands like Knorr, Lipton, Axe, Dove and Magnum will no longer be available in their stores.