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Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland CEO JP Scally (left) with Lidl worker Patrycja Samojiuk (middle) and Bord Bia CEO Jim O'Toole (right)

Lidl bought €1bn of Irish food and drink in 2022

Lidl invested €1 billion in Irish agri-food businesses last year, according to a report by the retailer.

Kantar said the average annual grocery bill will go from €7,019 to €7,960 if consumers do not make changes to what they buy and where they shop

Grocery inflation hits new high of 13.4% - Kantar

Grocery inflation rose to another record-breaking high of 13.4% in the last 12 weeks to October 30, new figures from Kantar show today.

Business • 14 Nov 22

Carl O'Connor, Lidl Customer Assistant at Lidl Youghal

Lidl Ireland removes mandatory retirement age of 65

Lidl Ireland has removed its mandatory retirement age clause for current and new employees from today.

Business • 05 Aug 22

Niamh Boyle, Managing Director of The Reputations Agency, and Debbie Byrne, Managing Director Retail at An Post

An Post tops list of 100 most reputable firms here

An Post has taken the top spot in the rankings of the most reputable firms and organisations in the state, followed by the Irish League of Credit Unions and retailer, Lidl.

Business • 06 May 22

Grant Thornton was commissioned to carry out the survey in February 2018

Lidl wins High Court case over Aldi-commissioned survey

Supermarket chain Lidl Ireland has won a High Court action that arose over what it claims was a flawed 2018 Aldi-commissioned price survey which put Lidl in second place.

Business • 08 Mar 22

Dunnes has a 22.6% share of the Irish supermarket market

Grocery sales ease as Covid restrictions lift - Kantar

New figures show today that grocery sales fell by 4.8% over the 12 weeks to October 31 from the same time last year.

Business • 15 Nov 21

Lidl said its customers can deposit used plastic drink bottles and aluminium cans in return for money-back vouchers redeemable in-store

Lidl to give vouchers for returned cans and bottles

Lidl Ireland has installed a "reverse vending machine" into one of its stores that will pay customers 10 cents in a voucher for every plastic bottle or aluminium can recycled.

Business • 03 Sep 21

Lidl Ireland today published a progress report on its sustainability strategy

Lidl Ireland aiming for carbon neutrality by 2025

The Irish and Northern Irish arm of German supermarket chain Lidl has committed to becoming carbon neutral within four years' time.

Business • 24 Aug 21

The current store will be knocked and replaced with the new store

Lidl granted permission for new store in Ardee Co Louth

Lidl Ireland has welcomed the decision from Louth County Council to grant permission for a new Lidl store in Ardee, Co Louth - creating 15 new permanent jobs.

Business • 06 Aug 21

Buymie to launch delivery service in Galway & Limerick

Online grocery delivery provider Buymie will begin to offer grocery deliveries and full personal shopping services to over 190,000 Galway and Limerick residents from Monday, May 31.

Business • 27 May 21

While overall market growth is slowing, the Kantar data shows that online shopping continues to accelerate

Grocery sales growth slows, online shopping accelerates

Grocery sales growth slowed to 8.4% over the past 12 weeks, according to the latest figures from Kantar.

Business • 07 Apr 21

Lidl seeks an injunction under Section 33 of the 2009 Defamation Ac

Lidl sues IFA over allegedly defamatory claims

Lidl Ireland has told the High Court that allegations made by the Irish Farmers Association that the supermarket chain has misled its customers and that its own brand milk is not Irish are untrue and defamatory.

Business • 24 Mar 21

Today's Kantar figures show that households with children spent €172 more on groceries in January with the return of home schooling

Grocery sales up 16.8% in January amid latest lockdown

New figures show that take-home grocery sales grew by 16.8% over the past four weeks as the country marked a full month of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

Business • 08 Feb 21

The positions will be in a range of operational and office-based roles in stores, regional distribution centres and its head office in the capital

Lidl to create 1,200 jobs over the next year

German supermarket chain Lidl is to create 1,200 jobs in Ireland over the next year.

Business • 26 Jan 21

Shoppers spent €1.2m less on whole turkeys over the four weeks to 27 December compared with the same time in 2019

Record €1.2 billion spent on groceries in December

New figures show that the average shopper spent €134 more on groceries in December last year than they did in December the previous year.

Business • 11 Jan 21

Shoppers spent an extra €82,000 on mince pies over the past four weeks, while sales of Christmas biscuits soared by €793,000

Grocery sales soar ahead of Covid Christmas

Irish shoppers spent over €1 billion on groceries during the nationwide lockdown and run up to Christmas to make November the busiest month for grocers since the height of the previous national lockdown in June.

Business • 14 Dec 20

Consumers have spent €1.8m less on tubs and tins of chocolate this year compared to the same time last year

Grocery sales growth set to follow Dublin trends

New figures show that uncertainty around Christmas means shoppers are behaving differently and spent €1.8m less on tubs and tins of chocolate than this time last year.

Business • 19 Oct 20

All of Ireland's traditional retailers registered growth over the latest 12 weeks

Grocery spend down as restrictions eased - Kantar

Grocery spend is climbing down from the record-breaking heights we saw during lockdown, according to the latest figures from Kantar, as restrictions on movement and eating out eased.

Business • 24 Aug 20

Lidl plans to introduce the new system across its stores nationwide in the coming weeks

Lidl introduces new Covid-19 queue management system

Lidl are introducing a new Covid-19 queue management system designed to control the number of customers entering and leaving its stores at any one time, in order to maintain social distancing during busy periods.

Business • 28 May 20

Kantar seeing 'strong, but not dramatic, growth' of hand wash products (Photo: RollingNews.ie

Kantar expects virus impact on grocery sales to grow

New figures from Kantar show that hand wash products, including sanitisers, grew by 15% in the 12 weeks to 23 February.

Business • 09 Mar 20

Growth in the Irish grocery market slowed to 1.3% in 12 weeks to January 26, new Kantar figures show

Growth in Irish grocery market slows to 1.3%

Growth in the Irish grocery market slowed to 1.3% in 12 weeks to January 26 - the slowest rate recorded since March 2017 - as the general election impacted consumer confidence.

Business • 10 Feb 20

All of the major retailers achieved growth over the festive season, new figures from Kantar show

December grocery sales pass €1 billion for first time

The grocery market hit a new milestone over the Christmas weeks, as sales in December passed the €1 billion for the first time ever.

Business • 13 Jan 20

Dunnes Stores hangs on to its 22.8% share of the Irish supermarket market

Dunnes tops supermarket rankings again

Dunnes has retained its position at the top of the supermarket rankings with a 22.8% share of the market here in the 12 weeks to December 1.

Business • 16 Dec 19

Communications, Climate Action and the Environment Minister Richard Bruton along with Deirdre Ryan, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Lidl Ireland

Lidl launch 'Waste Not' initiative to combat food waste

Supermarket chain Lidl is introducing a new "Waste Not" initiative to reduce food waste by over 700,000 kilogrammes a year, in all its 200 stores across the country.

Business • 03 Dec 19

The new distribution centre in Newbridge is Lidl's single biggest investment here since 2000

Lidl opens €100m distribution centre in Newbridge

Supermarket group Lidl has today opened its new €100m distribution centre in Newbridge, Co Kildare - its single biggest investment made by Lidl here since 2000.

Business • 22 Nov 19