This page will contain news stories about lidl, as they become available.

Lidl

A Lidl in Cornwall, UK

Lidl (either leed-ul as pronounced in recently-launched British TV commercials, or lid-ul) is a European discount supermarket chain of German origin that operates 5,000 stores. In Germany it is the most important competitor of Aldi. The full name of the company is Lidl Stiftung & Co KG. It belongs to the holding group Schwarz, which also owns the store chains Handelshof and Kaufland.

It was founded in the 1930s by a member of the Schwarz family, then called Schwarz Lebensmittel-Sortimentsgroßhandlung. In the 1970s the first Lidl stores of today's incarnation opened.

Lidl is the fifth largest supermarket chain in Germany (2004), and has established itself in over 17 countries around the world.

Criticism of Lidl

This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. If you are familiar with the subject matter, please check for inaccuracies and modify as needed, citing sources.

Lidl has received critical attention in Germany over their treatment of workers, with trade unionists said to be blacklisted (refusal to employ union members). Lidl faces allegations about unpaid overtime, low wages and management by threats. The German trade union Ver.di has taken Lidl to task for its supposed bad labour practices.

Lidl is also said to use aggressive strategies against their suppliers to enforce low prices.

Countries with Lidl shops

Current

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Italy
  • The Netherlands
  • Norway (the first ten stores opened September 23, 2004)
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom

Planned

  • Canada
  • Croatia
  • Estonia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Romania
  • Slovenia
  • Switzerland

Competitors

  • Aldi (7000 stores)
  • Netto (1200 stores)
  • Kwiksave (UK only)

This page about lidl includes information from a Wikipedia article.
Additional articles about lidl
News stories about lidl
External links for lidl
Videos for lidl
Wikis about lidl
Discussion Groups about lidl
Blogs about lidl
Images of lidl

Lidl is also said to use aggressive strategies against their suppliers to enforce low prices. Drudge has several meanings. The German trade union Ver.di has taken Lidl to task for its supposed bad labour practices. It is also a playable character race in Asheron's Call 2. Lidl faces allegations about unpaid overtime, low wages and management by threats. an enemy species in the MMORPG's Asheron's Call and Asheron's Call 2. Lidl has received critical attention in Germany over their treatment of workers, with trade unionists said to be blacklisted (refusal to employ union members). a person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work.

. Drudge Report is his Internet newspaper. Lidl is the fifth largest supermarket chain in Germany (2004), and has established itself in over 17 countries around the world. Matt Drudge is an American Internet reporter. In the 1970s the first Lidl stores of today's incarnation opened. It was founded in the 1930s by a member of the Schwarz family, then called Schwarz Lebensmittel-Sortimentsgroßhandlung.

It belongs to the holding group Schwarz, which also owns the store chains Handelshof and Kaufland. The full name of the company is Lidl Stiftung & Co KG. In Germany it is the most important competitor of Aldi. Lidl (either leed-ul as pronounced in recently-launched British TV commercials, or lid-ul) is a European discount supermarket chain of German origin that operates 5,000 stores.

Kwiksave (UK only). Netto (1200 stores). Aldi (7000 stores). Switzerland.

Slovenia. Romania. Lithuania. Latvia.

Estonia. Croatia. Canada. United Kingdom.

Sweden. Spain. Slovakia. Portugal.

Poland. Norway (the first ten stores opened September 23, 2004). The Netherlands. Italy.

Republic of Ireland. Hungary. Greece. Germany.

France. Finland. Denmark. Czech Republic.

Belgium. Austria.