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Lidl Republic versus NI

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  • 10-07-2010 2:58pm
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    Barney Magoo
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    I sometimes compare prices between the two locations on their website as I regularly travel in both areas. There is usually not much in the difference when you take foreign exchange into account. However their Super Saturday price for 2 litres Cider is €2.79 (normal price €3.79) in South and £1.29 (£1.79) in the North. Can't be just duty difference can it?


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    the groutch
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    they probably need to cut the price more in Northern Ireland to be cheaper than all their competitors, such is the cut-throat nature of the UK retail industry


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    wmpdd3
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    I wouldn't be surprised if it was duty, someone told me that a bottle of wine in the south for €4, 75% of the price was tax and duty.


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    tommy21
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    Sigh. The two sides should be emerging to argue any minute now ...


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    SugarHigh
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    I'm not sure but isn't there laws here that don't allow shops to sell alcohol at a loss, maybe the NI is shop is using it as a loss leader.


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    jack presley
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    Isn't the excise duty on alcohol different down here to up there?


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    91011
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    I don't know the exact differenc ein duty on cider bewteen the 2 areas, but there is a biggeer duty difference on cider than on beer.

    As for another post - no restrictions on below cost selling, and on another post, duty on wine is near enough the same in north & south - about 30c - 40 c difference / bottle. Total is about €1.60 in south per bottle. - That's why on better wines there is rarely much of a difference beween north & south. On cheaper wines, its all about discounting & below cost selling on both sides.


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    Guy:Incognito
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    Aldi (Lidl dont give figures on theirs but I doubt theres a huge difference) have a good section on their site outlineing a big factor in Irelands higher prices:


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    Rip off UK?


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