{
  "id": 313366,
  "title": "Aldi and Lidl should be stopped from blocking rivals opening shops nearby, says regulator",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/aldi-and-lidl-should-be-stopped-from-blocking-rivals-opening-shops",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-07T13:15:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16035909/Aldi-Lidl-stopped-blocking-rivals-opening-shops-nearby-says-regulator.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Since 2010, the likes of Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco have been banned from having restrictive covenants in land deals.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}