Outlets of both aldi and lidl who each have stores across donegal had resisted sealing off their middle aisle sales last week after ireland entered level 5.
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Both aldi and lidl will stop selling all non essential items in their middle aisle during level 5 restrictions.
Supermarket giants aldi and lidl have said they will temporarily stop selling non essential middle aisle products.
Lidl and aldi are temporarily stopping the sale of non essential items from their middle aisles.
This comes after tanaiste leo varadkar said at the weekend that during level 5.
Retail excellence ireland had called it rubbing salt in the wounds of smaller businesses who were forced to shut.
The move comes after a garda crackdown on non essential retail products last weekend.
Supermarket chains lidl and aldi have suspended the sale of all non essential products from the famed middle aisles of their stores.
The government guidelines state that under level 5.
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Aldi and lidl have bowed to pressure to end the sale of middle aisle products deemed non essential after the government threatened a clampdown on retailers flouting lockdown guidelines.
Getty aldi issued a statement on thursday confirming that all middle aisle non essential goods currently stocked in its stores have been removed adding that the future sale of such products will be suspended until restrictions are eased.
Aldi and lidl stopped the sale of middle aisle products deemed non essential after the government threatened a clampdown on retailers flouting level 5 restrictions.
The two grocery chains had resisted calls last week to block shelves selling children s toys clothes homewares and other items.
Last week taniaste leo varadkar had warned that there would be a crackdown on retailers who were selling non essential items such as toys plants and homeware.