German discount supermarket chain Lidl has received approval from France's competition authority, Autorité de la Concurrence, to acquire 19 food retail stores operated under the Auchan Supermarché banner. The deal also includes eight service stations associated with some of those stores. The formal notification of the acquisition was made to the Autorité de la Concurrence on 20 August 2025. The filing detailed the company’s plan to take over the retail outlets and the associated service stations. In ...