Overview

• The German consumer federation says it will file a revision with the Federal Court of Justice challenging the Lidl Plus ruling, with the filing date not yet specified.
• The Higher Regional Court in Stuttgart dismissed the lawsuit in late September but allowed a review because of the case’s fundamental significance.
• Consumer advocates argue the app is not genuinely free because users receive discounts in return for personal data and contend a total price should be disclosed.
• The Stuttgart court held that under German and EU rules a price means a monetary payment, so calling the app free is not misleading.
• Lidl has not commented recently; the app has more than 100 million users worldwide, and some early reports were corrected to clarify the revision has not yet been filed.