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Aldi, Lidl Ireland Bow To Pressure To Ban Non-Essential ‘Middle Aisle’ Sales

Aldi and Lidl have bowed to pressure to end the sale of “middle aisle” products deemed non-essential after the Irish Government threatened a clampdown on retailers flouting lockdown guidelines.

Read the full article on the Irish Times website

NAM Implications:
  • What is all of this doing to the future of retailing?
  • Reflect a moment on all the lockdown disincentives to shopping in traditional stores.
  • …and the unintended consequences of driving shoppers online..
  • A far greater threat to traditional retailers…