The challenge
The rapid growth of Lidl over the last few decades has also posed new challenges for incoming goods and associated processes: For, expansion not only means an increase in the variety and volume of the product range, it also gives rise to more regulatory requirements. These include certification of foodstuffs, statutory conditions to be taken into account and ever more Lidl countries or markets with their own specific requirements. Legacy purchasing processes were no longer adequate and could not map the increased dynamism of the market with regard to the development and introduction of new products.
