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Potential designation of Aldi and Lidl under the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010

The CMA is assessing whether Aldi and/or Lidl meet the criteria to be designated as a Large Grocery Retailer under the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010.

Indicative timetable

Date Action
September 2026 CMA publishes finaldecisions
July 2026 CMA publishes provisional decisions
13 April 2026 Invitation to comment closes
12 March 2026 Launch of invitation to comment

Case information

5 May 2026: The CMA has published responses to its invitation to comment on the potential designation of Aldi and Lidl under the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010.

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12 March 2026:The CMA sought views on whether Aldi and/or Lidl meet the criteria to bedesignatedas a Large Grocery Retailer underthe.

Invitation to comment: closed

This invitation to comment ran from 12 March 2026 to 5pm on 13 April 2026.

Find out more about this invitation to comment:

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Any media enquiries should be directed to our Press Office: 020 3738 6460, press@cma.gov.uk

Personal information

Your name and contact details form part of your personal data. In collecting, receiving, storing,accessingand using your personal data, the CMA, as controller, is processing your personal data. The CMA processes personal datain accordance withdata protection law.

The CMA will process any personal data you provide in line with UK data protection law, as explained inourPersonal Information Charter. Information and personal data provided in response to this Invitation to Comment may be subject to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In responding to such requests, we will consider any confidentiality representations you make. We will also be mindful of our responsibilities under the data protection legislation referred to above and under the Enterprise Act 2002.

Updates to this page

Published 12 March 2026
Last updated 5 May 2026 show all updates
  1. Responses to the invitation to comment published.

  2. First published.