Lidl UK expects record-breaking Christmas

Lidl UK anticipates record Christmas sales this year, with customer numbers up by 11% over the past 6 weeks. predicting the busiest day for the period to be December 22, when over 2 million in-store customers are expected.
Mon 18/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Lidl GB chief executive Ryan McDonnell said: “It goes without saying that the past year has been challenging for so many people but, despite this, we can see that shoppers have been in the Christmas spirit since as early as September when the first Christmas lines went on sale.  Over the past six weeks alone we’ve seen a massive surge in the number of customers coming through our doors and it’s clear that households are getting prepared well ahead of celebrations.”

Kantar data shows that shoppers have switched over £685 million of spending to Lidl GB over the course of this year.

 

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