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Why Lidl and Aldi continue to dominate the European food retail sector

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Food23 January, 2020

Last year, Aldi managed to outperform Tesco and Carrefour to take second place in the ranking of the largest European food retailers, after rival Schwarz Group (Lidl and Kaufland). Further consolidation in the sector seems inevitable.

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