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Lidl to open London Fashion Week pop-up

Value supermarket Lidl is celebrating its viral collaboration with accessories designer Nikolas Bentel with its first-ever pop-up during London Fashion Week. The ‘Patisserie Lidl’ pop-up will open its doors at 55A Dean Street in London from September 13 to 14, with a concept that pays homage to the supermarket’s bakery and its viral Lidl x...

Retail

How retailers are supporting customers during cost-of-living crisis

The British Retail Consortium (BRC), which brings together thousands of retailers, has compiled the actions some of its major members have taken to support their customers in times of rising energy prices and increased cost of living. Aldi Discount supermarket chain Aldi has donated 700,000 meals to charities, food banks and community groups...

Fashion

Lidl has relaunched its ultra cheap 12,99 euro sneaker

It was always going to fly off the shelves, a colourful sneaker with a nod to retro fashion and an insanely cheap price tag of 12,99 euros. After a successful roll-out last summer, the sneakers are back in store and online. Except in the UK, where the trainers have not (yet) been made available. Following their sell-out launch last July and...

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Lidl says it will repay more than 100 million pounds of business rates relief

Supermarket and fast fashion chain Lidl will said it will repay more than 100 million pounds of business rates relief it received during the pandemic. The company’s UK management said it was “the right thing to do”. Some retailers, whose sales have boomed during the crisis, have been criticised for taking government help while paying dividends...

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What Lidl's 12.99 euro sneaker says about fast fashion's progress

Lidl has launched a pair of sneakers costing just 12.99 euros in some markets. Demand for the brightly-coloured trainers is so high that stock shortages and Lidl-mania have prompted its re-sale value to somewhere near 450 pounds, according to the Mirror. The phenomenon in question should not be the challenge of getting one’s hands on a pair, but...