Lidl revealed a 18% jump in revenue and record sales for the four weeks ending December 27th.
Sales spiked over Christmas, as discount supermarkets sold 7,000 mulled wine and 17,000 deluxe minced pies per hour, resulting in an average basket size rising nearly 25% year-on-year.
Lidl GB CEO Christian Härtnagel said:
“Even though this Christmas is a difficult time for many people across the country, we are pleased to be able to help our customers enjoy themselves. While we look forward to this year, we will be We are continuing to be committed to our expansion and investment plans.”
Lidl will open four new stores nationwide, creating 120 jobs. The supermarket plans to set up 1,000 stores by 2023.
Hartnagel said: “We are proud of our incredible team. Our incredible team has been driving our warehouse colleagues and expansion efforts across the country.
“We look forward to opening doors to more communities this year and opening doors in this new decade with a very high chance of growing even more.”
Strong sales at LIDL means they are the fastest growing retailer compared to the four big supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda and Morrisons.
Last month, Lidl said he would pay millions back on business rate bailouts. Lidl said tax relief is “essential to allow disc counters to make unplanned investments significantly faster,” but supermarkets can now repay £100 million. It became.
