Mercadona remains the shoppers favourite in Spain with a third of all supermarket sales
MERCADONA maintained its massive lead over its supermarket rivals in Spain in 2025 with a market share of 29.5%. The percentage was the same as
FROM THE ARCHIVES: This Lidl home brand won the world’s best olive oil competition in 2020 – but can you find it today?
This article was first published on July 9, 2020 The ‘Olisone Extra Virgin Olive Oil Selection Almazara,’ has been given the Gold Medal in the
Food bacteria warning in Spain: 70% of chicken sold by a major supermarket is contaminated with resistant strains, claim animal activists
ANIMAL rights groups have raised the alarm about the chicken being sold by German retailer chain Lidl, after microbiological testing they requested revealed that 70%
Food-flation in Spain: How shoppers are turning to supermarket own brands to keep their costs down – as Carrefour reduces prices on 500 of its products
SHOPPERS in Spain spent €117 billion last year on basic foods and goods with more of them turning to supermarket ‘own’ brands. Mercadona, Lidl, and
Health warning in Spain: Lidl ice cream is found to contain metal fragments
A LIDL ice cream has been taken off the shelves after being found to contain metal fragments. The Spanish Food Safety Agency (AESAN) issued an
The runaway cost of Spain’s ‘liquid gold’: Extra virgin olive oil prices rise as much as 75% in just a month
WIDESPREAD drought in Spain this year continues to wreak havoc with the price of olive oil, as poor harvests push the cost of the ‘liquid
Lidl doubles its logistics capacity in Spain’s Andalucia with huge new platform in Granada
LIDL intends to consolidate its position as an important economic driving force for Andalucia with the opening of a new large logistic center in Escuzar
Lidl supermarkets announces €25 million expansion plans in Spain’s Valencia region
LIDL supermarkets will open eight new stores in the Valencian Community over the next 18 months. The retailer says that adds up to an investment
Nationwide survey reveals ‘most-valued’ and cheapest supermarkets in Spain
HIPERCOR owned by department store chain El Corte Ingles has been ranked as Spain’s ‘most-valued’ national supermarket retailer. The verdict comes in a customer survey
Lidl wins legal battle over its much cheaper version of Thermomix kitchen gadget
BUDGET supermarket Lidl has won a legal battle brought against it for selling its own cheap version of the kitchen appliance Thermomix. An appeals court
Armed men suspected of ‘starvation’ robbery at a Lidl supermarket in Mar Menor area of Spain
TWO men brandished a gun at a Lidl supermarket in San Javier this morning(July 15) to steal a full trolley of food items. The duo
Expert predicts new Aldi-Lidl price war in fresh challenge to Mercadona’s place as Spain’s leading supermarket
A fresh supermarket price war between Aldi and Lidl has been predicted by one of Spain’s major retail market research analysts. Florencio Garcia from Kantar
International supermarket chain Lidl launches project to support a sustainable Olive Oil industry in Spain
LIDL Supermarkets are launching a new project on Monday, February 8, promoting the sustainable development of the olive sector in Spain. More than 250,000 families
Zara shopping carts and Lidl trainers the must have items of Spain’s coronavirus crisis with the latter going for €650 a pair
Both have flown off the shelves and are now out of stock after going viral online
WARNING: Lidl Spain recalls contaminated oregano that can cause liver disease
"Internal controls have detected a high value of pyrrolizidine alkaloids"
Lidl SHOCKER as its €15 whisky crowned ‘best Scotch in world’ at awards
There are 550 Lidl stores in Spain and the retailer is the country’s 5th biggest, with 4.8% market share
OIL’S NOT AS IT SEEMS: Charlatan olive oils make up 50% of ‘extra virgin’ bottles in Spain, study reveals
Among the 20 charlatan drizzles named and shamed by OCU were Lidl's Olisone at €4.92 a litre and Aldi's Olearia De Olivar at €3.99 a
LIDL BIT HARSH: Spanish supermarket fires employee for ‘working too hard’
A SPANISH supermarket has fired one of its employees for working too hard. The Lidl in Barcelona fired the worker, named Jean P, because he
Lidl is rolling out ‘HANGOVER FREE’ Prossecco in Spain just in time for Christmas, but does it work?
WE’VE all been there: waking up with a mouth drier than a worn-out flip flop while wrestling with a somersaulting stomach. It could be worse, we
Britain rations vegetables after bad weather in Spain
There are fears that the shortage could spark a European trade war
Lidl commits to eradicate battery farming of hens
Lidl is one of the world’s fastest expanding supermarkets
Supermarket survey shows Spaniards spurn fruit and vegetables
Very few are eating their five-a-day fruit and veg
Dramatic fire burns Lidl supermarket to the ground in Spain
The fire started in the shopping trolley area outside the store
Lidl now pays its Spanish workforce more than Mercadona
Supermarket wars as Mercadona vows to keep 98% of staff
Supermarket chains told to merge or die as international players reign in Spain
The country’s supermarkets face being overpowered
Serial short-changer back in Velez-Malaga
Expats hit Facebook to expose light-fingered cashier