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Coronavirus: Lidl, dm, Aldi and Co. sell millions of face masks

Lidl has started selling millions of face masks as part of the coronavirus pandemic. Aldi, dm and Co. are now following suit.

  • Lidl has announced Mouthguards for the containment of the Corona virus for sale.
  • The Discounters wants 14 million such “Mouth-nose covers“to sell.
  • Regarding the Price there is a surprise from that Supermarket chain.

Update, Thursday (30. April), 17.40 Clock: Not only Lidl sold now Face mask masks, but also other supermarkets and retailers in Germany have started or are considering selling. The big chains include: Aldi (currently only south, north checks), dm (from now on), Rewe (in examination), Edeka (probably from the beginning of May), Kaufland (Preparation / examination) or penny (Exam / preparation).

Buy face masks against coronavirus: discounters like Lidl will soon have them on offer

Initial notification, Tuesday (28. April), 17th Clock: That’s a surprise! The discounter Lidl has announced that from April 30, 2020 in all around 3200 branches in Germany Face mask masks to sell that in containing the Corona virus should help.

This means that the discounter in Germany is going the same way as the Lidl branches in Switzerland. In Germany Lidl the first supermarket giant to sell disposable masks.

Coronavirus: Lidl launches 14 million face masks

The masks are single-use products. These are correctly designated mouth-nose covers, which have been compulsory nationwide in shops and in local public transport since Monday (April 27).

The Mouthguards it will at Lidl according to a press release published on Tuesday (April 28) in 50s packaging give at a price of 33 euros each – and only while stocks last. A mask would cost 66 cents. One package will be issued per purchase and customer, announced Lidl at.

Lidl: Face mask against coronavirus at cost price

In addition, the discounter makes a surprising announcement: Due to the current Corona situation offer Lidl the storage packaging at Cost price at. “The overarching goal is to enable as many people as possible to access masks,” writes Lidl in the press release.

Lidl plans to sell more fabric face masks because of the Covid 19 pandemic

In addition to other deliveries from Disposable masks Lidl will be covering more mouth and nose in the next few weeks, such as Fabric masks to Multiple use to offer. In the first stage, a total of 14 million disposable masks are available in the Lidl branches.

Lidl plans to sell 14 million mouth mask masks against the coronavirus in its stores.

© Robert Michael / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa

Lidl does not want advertising in its brochures or online for them Mouth-nose covers do. The reason given by the discounter stated that it wanted to avoid large crowds and to keep the safe distance. Most recently, Lidl, like Aldi, had announced that it would change the entry controls in its branches.

In conclusion, the opinion of Supermarket chain: “Lidl basically appeals to everyone to deal responsibly with the current situation.”

Lidl, Aldi and Co. also sell face mask masks against coronavirus in Switzerland

The discounters sell in Switzerland Lidl, Aldi, Coop and Migros protective masks for days at cost price. Aldi, for example, had two million masks in stock there, reports the Swiss newspaper Look.

Instead of 50-packs, the discounter in the Switzerland packs of ten, though Mouth-nose covers at. These were initially intended as a voluntary protective measure for the company’s own employees. You would Aldi employees but are still available.

However, the discounters in Switzerland did not voluntarily sell the masks at cost price. According to Blick, the government of Switzerland should have obliged the retailers to hand in the protective masks at cost price.

List of rubric lists: © Robert Michael / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa

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