Background
      
            

On 20 August 2025, Lidl notified the Autorité de la concurrence of its plan to acquire 19 food retail stores operated under the Auchan Supermarché banner and 8 service stations attached to certain of those stores.



In a context of concentration in the food retail sector, the Autorité ensures that store takeovers will not reduce, at the local level, price competition or consumer choice. 



At the end of its investigation, the Autorité cleared the transaction without conditions.
      
      

                
          
        
            The parties to the transaction



Lidl, a subsidiary of the Germany-based Schwarz Group, is a food retail operator. In France, it operates a chain of supermarkets that sell food products and everyday consumer goods such as cosmetics and cleaning products.



The business assets included in the transaction are 19 food retail stores operated under the Auchan Supermarché banner and 8 service stations attached to certain of those stores.

The transaction is not likely to affect competition



At the end of its analysis, the Autorité considered that the transaction is not likely to affect competition. It found that Lidl will hold limited market shares in all the catchment areas concerned and that consumers will continue to have access to sufficient competitive alternatives in each of those areas. The transaction is also not likely to affect competition in the fuel retail market.



The 19 stores operated under the Auchan Supermarché banner that will be affected by a change of banner are the following:
      
      
      

                
          
              

  
  
      
      
                        
                      Town
                      Address
                      Post code
                      Service station
            
    
  
      
                      
                      1.
                      Marquette-lez-Lille
                      Parc de l’Innovation, 1 Rue de Menin
                      59520
                      No
                  
                      
                      2.
                      Noyelles-lès-Vermelles
                      Route Nationale 43
                      62980
                      Yes
                  
                      
                      3.
                      Nemours
                      28 Avenue du Général de Gaulle
                      77140
                      Yes
                  
                      
                      4.
                      Carrières-sur-Seine
                      11 Avenue du Maréchal Juin
                      78420
                      No
                  
                      
                      5.
                      L’Isle-Adam
                      12 Rue Saint-Lazare
                      95290
                      No
                  
                      
                      6.
                      Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
                      Place Maurice Thorez
                      37700
                      No
                  
                      
                      7.
                      Bordeaux
                      19 Place de l’Europe
                      33300
                      No
                  
                      
                      8.
                      Gradignan
                      Centre Commercial Malartic
                      33170
                      No
                  
                      
                      9.
                      Lyon
                      3 Rue Victor Schoelcher
                      69009
                      No
                  
                      
                      10.
                      Lyon
                      8 Rue Philippe Fabia
                      69008
                      No
                  
                      
                      11.
                      Voiron
                      Boulevard Edgar Kofler
                      38500
                      Yes
                  
                      
                      12.
                      Grenoble
                      112 Bis Avenue Jean Perrot
                      38100
                      No
                  
                      
                      13.
                      Grabels
                      2 Rue Nicolas Appert
                      34790
                      Yes
                  
                      
                      14.
                      Toulon
                      Avenue Aristide Briand
                      83200
                      Yes
                  
                      
                      15.
                      Antibes
                      Centre Commercial, Palais des Congrès
                      06600
                      No
                  
                      
                      16.
                      Saint-Raphaël
                      1011 Boulevard Jean Moulin
                      83700
                      Yes
                  
                      
                      17.
                      Cannes
                      140 Avenue Francis Tonner
                      06150
                      Yes
                  
                      
                      18.
                      Bordeaux
                      28 rue Alexander Fleming
                      33100
                      Yes
                  
                      
                      19.
                      Paris
                      30-32 Boulevard de Vaugirard
                      75015
                      No
                  
          
    
  

      
      

                
          
        
          
            Decision 25-DCC-214 of 22 September 2025 
      
          
            on the acquisition of exclusive control of 19 business assets operated under the Auchan Supermarché banner and 8 service stations by Lidl
      
        
                  
            
            The full text of the decision (in French) will be available soon
      
          
              
      

                
          
  
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            Nicola Crawford
      
      
            Communication officer
      
    
    
      
            +33155040151
      
      
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Lidl's Acquisition of Auchan Stores Cleared by French Competition Authority

On August 20, 2025, Lidl notified the French competition authority of its intention to acquire 19 food retail stores under the Auchan Supermarché banner and 8 associated service stations. This acquisition is part of a broader trend of consolidation in the food retail sector.

 The French competition authority conducted a thorough investigation to assess the potential impact of this transaction on local price competition and consumer choice. After careful analysis, the authority concluded that the acquisition would not adversely affect competition in the relevant markets.

 According to the authority's findings, Lidl will maintain limited market shares in the affected areas, ensuring that consumers will continue to have access to a variety of competitive alternatives. Furthermore, the transaction is not expected to impact competition in the fuel retail market.

 The decision, labeled as 25-DCC-214, was officially issued on September 22, 2025, confirming the unconditional clearance of the transaction.



Takeover of 19 stores under the Auchan Supermarché banner and 8 service stations by Lidl: the Autorité de la concurrence clears the transaction unconditionally

Lidl's Acquisition of Auchan Stores Cleared by French Competition Authority

The French competition authority has unconditionally approved Lidl's acquisition of 19 Auchan Supermarché stores and 8 service stations, ensuring no negative impact on local competition.