Overview
- Lidl has implemented its largest-ever price reduction, cutting costs on over 500 products by up to 35%, while Aldi has reduced prices on approximately 1,000 items with further cuts planned.
- The price cuts are aimed at easing financial pressures on consumers during a period of high living costs and economic difficulties.
- Competitors such as Edeka, Rewe, and Kaufland have announced similar price reductions to match those of Lidl and Aldi, ensuring competitive pricing across the market.
- Lidl's marketing campaign, featuring singer Sarah Connor, highlights the price reductions with a reimagined version of the German national anthem, drawing mixed reactions from the public.
- The Schwarz Group, owner of Lidl and Kaufland, is investing €9.6 billion in expansion and digital projects, creating 20,000 new jobs globally, including 4,000 in Germany.