LIDL'S DELUXE RANGE DRIVES RECORD BREAKING CHRISTMAS FOR DISCOUNTER

• Lidl’s Deluxe range helps drive discounter’s best Christmas yet, as it recorded a 12% increase in overall sales across the festive period
• With shoppers seeking a touch of luxury at lower prices, the supermarket saw an 11% uplift in sales of its own label premium products
• Sales of its Montaudon Champagne Brut doubled in December, after blind taste tests revealed that people preferred it to Moët
• Around 4.5 million more people shopped with the discounter during December, with its busiest day falling on Friday 22nd

2nd January 2024 – Lidl GB has revealed that demand for its Deluxe range has helped to drive the discounter’s best Christmas yet, with overall sales increasing by 12%^[i] Year-on-Year.

The strong festive performance was supported by a surge in shoppers across the period, as 4.5 million^[ii] more people came through its doors in December. In addition to being the busiest of the month, its busiest day on record fell on Friday 22nd December^[iii].

With customers craving a touch of luxury at low prices, sales of the discounter’s Deluxe lines increased by 11%^[iv]. Now a symbol of celebration, best sellers included its Deluxe Macarons, Deluxe Christmas Pâté and Deluxe Christmas Crisps with flavours such as Lobster Cocktail and Parmesan and Truffle.

Sparkling wines were the go-to-tipple, with sales of its Montaudon Champagne Brut doubling in December[v] after beating Moët in nationwide blind taste tests[vi], whilst Prosecco sales were up 45%^[vii] as more than 9.3 million glasses^[viii] were sipped by Lidl shoppers.

Christmas classics were also in demand as Lidl saw a fresh British turkey sell every two seconds^[ix] during the week before the big day, whilst it sold 2,000 tonnes of British potatoes^[x] (the equivalent weight of 50 lorries) and 1,600 tonnes of British carrots^[xi] (weighing in the same as 230 tractors), priced at 15p per pack, as part of its festive Pick of the Week promotion.

Bringing back Britain’s bestselling Panettones^[xii], the discounter expanded both its Deluxe Panettone and Pandoro range this year and saw one of its most popular options - the Mini Panettone with Chocolate Chips – increase sales by over 20%^[xiii].

Lidl’s much-loved Christmas merch continued to entice customers with jumper sales soaring by 40%^[xiv] whilst the Lidl Christmas socks became the best seller in the range. But wardrobes weren’t the only household item to receive a festive makeover; customers decked the halls like never before with over 1740km^[xv] worth of Lidl Christmas lights (enough to get from John o’ Groats to Land’s End and back), whilst sales of British Medium Nordmann Firs increased by 37%^[xvi] Year on Year.

Ryan McDonnell, Lidl GB CEO, said: "I’m incredibly proud of our performance this Christmas in what was the busiest trading period in our history. As the fastest-growing supermarket in the country, we welcomed more customers through our doors than ever before and ensured that we delivered the quality and price promise they have come to expect from us. It’s testament to the incredible contribution of our colleagues and suppliers who worked so hard to provide a fantastic Christmas for the communities we serve.”

Ryan continued: "Deluxe proved to be a standout winner this Christmas with record-breaking sales as we saw customers not only start their festive celebrations early but trade up to premium lines across all categories. As we look ahead into 2024 and even higher footfall, we remain relentlessly focused on continuing to do what we do best - which is always offering the highest quality on the market for unbeatable value."

Following popular demand, and to help make their money go even further this year, Lidl brought back its popular Advent promotion on its rewards app Lidl Plus which resulted in a redemption uplift of more than 255%^[xvii] compared to last year. In the run up to the big day customers were offered a variety of additional coupons including 25% off Lidl’s Favorina Lebkuchen, Buy One Get One Free on a Gingerbread Plait from the discounters award-winning instore bakery as well as a free pack of Favorina Chocolate Lollies when spending £25.

Lidl also continued its support for local communities throughout the festive season, donating approximately 750,000 meals to local charities and food banks in December.

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Notes to Editors

References

Insight within the release is internal Lidl data from the whole of December 2023 unless otherwise specified. Where YoY sales are referenced, this is comparative to the same period in 2022. See endnote for further detail.

About Lidl GB

Since establishing itself in Great Britain in 1994, Lidl GB has experienced continuous growth and today has over 31,000 employees, over 960 stores and 14 distribution centres in England, Scotland and Wales.

As part of the Schwarz retail group, Lidl is one of Europe’s leading organisations in the food retail industry. The supermarket, which has more than 376,000 employees globally, currently operates approximately 12,200 stores and more than 220 logistics centres and warehouses in 31 countries.

The supermarket takes pride in providing its customers with the highest quality products at the lowest possible prices throughout Great Britain, from Kirkwall to the Isle of Wight.

Social responsibility and sustainability are at the core of the company‘s daily operations, with the company placing a strong emphasis on its responsibility for people, society, and the environment. Lidl GB is passionate about working with British producers and sources two thirds of its products from British suppliers.

The Schwarz Group, which operates worldwide as a retail group, generated a total revenue of €154.1 billion in the financial year 2022.

For more information about Lidl GB visit https://corporate.lidl.co.uk/

[i] Lidl data, turnover YoY, 4 weeks w/e 24th Dec. 2023

[ii] Lidl data, till roll YoY, 4 weeks w/e 24th Dec. 2023

[iii] Lidl data, till roll, 4 weeks w/e 24th Dec. 2023

[iv] Lidl data, unit sales YoY, 10th Sept. – 24th Dec. 2023

[v] Lidl data, unit sales YoY, 4 weeks w/e 24th Dec. 2023

[vi] Lidl data, taste test results, Nov. 2023

[vii] Lidl data, unit sales YoY, 4 weeks w/e 24th Dec. 2023

[viii] Lidl data, unit sales, 4 weeks w/e 24th Dec. 2023

[ix] Lidl data, unit sales, 19th – 24th  Dec. 2023

[x] Lidl data, unit sales, 18th – 24th  Dec. 2023

[xi] Lidl data, unit sales, 18th – 24th  Dec. 2023

[xii] Kantar, sales volume data, 3rd Oct.– 25th Dec. 2022

[xiii] Lidl data, unit sales YoY, 8th Oct.– 24th Dec. 2023

[xiv] Lidl data, unit sales YoY, 23rd Nov. – 24th Dec. 2023

[xv] Lidl data, unit sales, 9th Nov. – 24th Dec. 2023

[xvi] British Medium Nordmann Firs. Lidl data, unit sales YoY, 4 weeks w/e 24th Dec. 2023

[xvii] Lidl data, coupon redemptions YoY, 1st – 24th Dec. 2023