Tesco bids to slow Aldi and Lidl expansion

The Irish arm of retail giant Tesco is attempting to slow the store expansion of German rivals Aldi and Lidl here.

In recent days Tesco Ireland has lodged two planning appeals to An Bord Pleanála against decisions by local authorities giving Aldi the go-ahead for a new store at Leixlip, Co Kildare and Lidl for a new store in Drogheda.

The lodging of the appeals follows success earlier this year for Tesco when it opposed plans for Aldi to develop a new store at Ardee, Co Louth.