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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Tesco to spend £8m changing Clubcard logo after losing case to Lidl

Clubcard branding inside a branch of a Tesco Extra supermarket in London
Clubcard branding inside a branch of Tesco Extra in London. The high court ruled last year that supermarket chain had infringed Lidl’s trademark. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters

Tesco is to drop the blue and yellow logo used to promote its Clubcard loyalty scheme – a rebrand that could cost it almost £8m – after losing an appeal against a ruling that it had copied a design by Lidl.

Legal experts said Lidl would have the right to seek compensation for infringement of its trademark, which could mean a further multimillion-pound bill for the UK’s biggest supermarket.

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