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Lidl asked a major landlord for a so-called 'Covid clause' in leases, entitling it to concessions on rent in the event of future lockdowns.
Covid clauses, typically setting out a 50% rent reduction in a future government-enforced closure, have become a common feature of retail leases, but not for supermarkets allowed to remain open.
It's understood Lidl argued it should be entitled to a concession on the grounds sales could be negatively...