Lidl Italia is partnering with the MyFoody app to reduce food waste by providing a greater visibility on products that are near their expiry date. 55 stores to start with 55 Lidl stores (out of a total of 650) in the metropolitan areas of Milan, Turin and Bologna will be involved initially. The app offers consumers a discount of up to 30% on near-expiry items, which are highlighted via a...

The Schwarz Group, the parent company of Lidl and Kaufland, has intensified its collaboration with the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). First retailer to become a shareholder of DFKI The Schwarz Group has acquired shares in DFKI, and as a result becomes the first trading company to become one of its 29 shareholders. The Group confirmed that it will closely work ...

German discounter Lidl has opened a new logistics centre in the municipality of Zalec, in central Slovenia. 70 million euros According to the retailer, the new €70 million logistics centre, spanning 13 hectares, will help shorten transportation times and lower its greenhouse gas emissions. It will also increase the retailer’s storage capacities and upgrade its operations in the country. ...