Aldi, Lidl say UK land restriction won’t harm growth plans
By Jon Menon ( August 7, 2026, 10:16 GMT | Insight) -- German discount supermarket chains Aldi and Lidl have said that their expansion plans won’t be harmed if the UK antitrust regulator places them under the legally binding order that prevents the use of land agreements from blocking competitors from entering local markets. The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally decided that these retailers should come under the same land order as larger supermarkets. German discount supermarket chains Aldi and Lidl have said their expansion plans won’t be harmed if the UK antitrust regulator places them under the legally binding order that prevents the use of land agreements from blocking competitors from entering local markets....
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