Lidl attains its biggest UK grocery market share at 5.9%

Sales at discount German retailer jump after burst of store openingsLidl has bagged its biggest ever slice of UK grocery spending as larger supermarket rivals lost ground during a poor stretch of summer weather.Sales at the discount retailer jumped 7.7% in the three months to 11 August, fuelled by a burst of store openings that attracted nearly 500,000 more customers, compared with the same period of 2018. The influx of shoppers helped Lidl attain a 5.9% market share – its largest to date.