Special offers in discount stores are particularly popular.
But recently goods have been left lying around in some branches, according to reports.
What it's all about.
Often,
promotional goods
at Aldi and Lidl are sold out in no time at all.
According to an article in "Business Insider", however, customers recently reported that remaining items from
non-food
items that were actually only available for a short time were
piling up in the baskets of some branches.
At
Aldi
, the “
wow weeks
”
have even started this week
, according to the report on Businessinsider.de (as of October 16) - in which promotional items left behind are sold for special prices * between one and ten euros.
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The reason is, according to the portal writes, citing a report by the Food newspaper that the
Corona pandemic
, the
planning of the discounters
have messed up.
At the request of the industry journal at Aldi Süd, the company said: "The extraordinary circumstances of the Corona crisis present us with special challenges, as we plan our non-food campaigns well in advance," writes Businessinsider.de.
Supply chains were interrupted during the pandemic, which delayed deliveries.
According to the portal, goods that otherwise come from China and Asia came into the
shops
later
.
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Lidl
sells remaining stock in dedicated special sales, it says on Businessinsider.de.
There are currently significantly more dates there than before the pandemic, writes the portal and cites the food newspaper, according to which nine special sales are scheduled for the next three weeks alone.
(ahu) * Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen digital editorial network
.
Sources: Businessinsider.de; www.lebensmittelzeitung.net (payment barrier)
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