EconomyLens.com
No Result
View All Result
Thursday, July 10, 2025
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Business
  • Markets
  • Tech
  • Editorials
EconomyLens.com
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Business
  • Markets
  • Tech
  • Editorials
No Result
View All Result
EconomyLens.com
No Result
View All Result
Home Business

Lidl owes French rival $50 mn after ads ruled deceptive

David Peterson by David Peterson
July 10, 2025
in Business
Reading Time: 3 mins read
A A
1
20
SHARES
249
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

A French court found over 370 ads ran by Lidl were deceptive and amounted to unfair competition. ©AFP

Paris (AFP) – German supermarket chain Lidl faces a 43-million-euro ($50 million) payout to a French rival after an appeals court ruled its ads to be deceptive. The Paris appeals court ordered Lidl to pay the amount to French chain Intermarche after finding hundreds of the television spots that it ran between 2017 and 2023 were likely to deceive consumers and amounted to unfair competition.

Related

Starbucks receives bids for stake in China business: US media

Mattel launches Barbie doll with diabetes

United Airlines to resume US service to Tel Aviv

Celebs light up Schiaparelli to open Paris Haute Couture Week

Demna to bow out at Balenciaga in Paris Haute Couture Week

While Intermarche lost the original trial in 2022, the appeals court considered in its July 4 ruling that Lidl’s ads were deceptive as the hard discount retailer had not ensured the items it promoted were available in all of its shops at the advertised price for a period of 15 weeks. The appeals court judge found that in the more than 370 ads contested by Intermarche, Lidl had prominently featured the products and prices but had used small print or brief off-screen voice mentions to see its website for participating stores. The court ruled those mentions were “likely to go unnoticed by the consumer or at the very least be misunderstood.”

Moreover, it considered that by knowing it didn’t have the products available at all sites for a sufficient time, Lidl’s actions went from being deceptive practices to unfair competition, thus opening the way for compensation to its rival. Lidl said it would appeal the latest ruling, while Intermarche declined to comment when contacted by AFP.

© 2024 AFP

Tags: advertisingcompetitionconsumer protection
Share8Tweet5Share1Pin2Send
Previous Post

Iraq’s Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity

Next Post

Iraq’s Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity

David Peterson

David Peterson

Related Posts

Business

Modi and Milei meet in Argentina ahead of BRICS summit

July 5, 2025
Business

Second day of travel chaos as French air traffic controllers strike

July 6, 2025
Business

Joy riders give Paris bike share system a flat

July 3, 2025
Business

France fines Shein 40 mn euros over ‘deceptive’ sales practices

July 3, 2025
Business

Tesla reports lower car sales, extending slump

July 3, 2025
Business

Tesla reports lower car sales but figures better than feared

July 2, 2025
Next Post

Iraq's Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity

China's snaps 4-month consumer decline but factory price deflation deepens

Cambodian garment workers fret Trump's new tariff threat

Volkswagen US deliveries fall as Trump tariffs bite

0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
guest
1 Comment
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest

New York ruling deals Trump business a major blow

September 30, 2024

Elon Musk’s X fights Australian watchdog over church stabbing posts

April 21, 2024

Women journalists bear the brunt of cyberbullying

April 22, 2024

France probes TotalEnergies over 2021 Mozambique attack

May 6, 2024

Ghanaian finance ministry warns against fallout from anti-LGBTQ law

74

New York ruling deals Trump business a major blow

72

Shady bleaching jabs fuel health fears, scams in W. Africa

71

Stock markets waver, oil prices edge up

65

Japan’s sticky problem with Trump, tariffs and rice

July 9, 2025

Stocks mostly rise on trade deal optimism

July 9, 2025

Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, sets date for copper levy

July 9, 2025

Global stocks mostly up despite new Trump tariffs, Nasdaq at record

July 9, 2025
EconomyLens Logo

We bring the world economy to you. Get the latest news and insights on the global economy, from trade and finance to technology and innovation.

Pages

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us

Categories

  • Business
  • Economy
  • Markets
  • Tech
  • Editorials

Network

  • Coolinarco.com
  • CasualSelf.com
  • Fit.CasualSelf.com
  • Sport.CasualSelf.com
  • SportBeep.com
  • MachinaSphere.com
  • MagnifyPost.com
  • TodayAiNews.com
  • VideosArena.com
© 2025 EconomyLens.com - Top economic news from around the world.
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Business
  • Markets
  • Tech
  • Editorials

© 2024 EconomyLens.com - Top economic news from around the world.