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By Amarachi Orie, CNN

(CNN) — German discount grocery chain Lidl has begun building its first ever pub, which is expected to open this summer.

The pub and its associated liquor store, located in Northern Ireland, will offer Lidl’s range of wines, beers, ciders, spirits and liqueurs, according to the retailer.

The premises will be located in the eastern Belfast suburb of Dundonald, next to one of Lidl’s existing stores, it said in a statement.

The pub will be able to seat 60 people and will have a floor space of 60 square meters (646 square feet).

“Lidl has been a part of the Dundonald community for more than 20 years and in that time our shoppers and residents have been unable to avail (themselves) of Lidl Northern Ireland’s full product range,” Gordon Cruikshanks, regional managing director for Lidl Northern Ireland, said in the statement.

“Dundonald is a thriving town which has experienced a significant population boost of more than 20% in recent years, placing extra demand on the need for a public house in the locality,” Cruikshanks added.

The pub’s construction comes more than a year after Lidl overcame long-running legal challenges over its plans for the pub.

In January 2025, a High Court dismissed an appeal from a rival drinks trader, which had argued that Lidl’s proposed premises were unsuitable for a license and that the pub would not attract enough customers.

“The concept of a licensed premises attached to a supermarket is undoubtedly a new development,” a High Court judge said in the ruling, but added: “The restrictive nature of the 1996 Order does not mean that it prevents innovation and development of new ways to run licensed premises.”

Under Northern Ireland’s licensing laws, a court will not grant a pub or a store a license to sell alcohol if it thinks there are enough pubs or liquor stores in the area. However, one property can surrender its license to another that is of a similar nature, such as a pub to a pub – which happened in the Lidl case.

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By Bryan Mena, CNN

Washington (CNN) — Consumer sentiment plummeted to its lowest level on record due to frustration with price spikes from the US-Israeli war with Iran.

The University of Michigan’s latest consumer survey released Friday showed that sentiment declined 11% early this month to a reading of 47.6, lower than anything seen in the post World War II era, including during the Great Recession, the pandemic downturn and the historic inflation surge afterward.

“Open-ended comments show that many consumers blame the Iran conflict for unfavorable changes to the economy,” Joanne Hsu, the survey’s director, said in a release.

“Demographic groups across age, income, and political party all posted setbacks in sentiment, as did every component of the index, reflecting the widespread nature of this month’s fall,” she added.

However, nearly all of the survey responses were collected before President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran earlier this week. Hsu said sentiment “will likely improve after consumers gain confidence that the supply disruptions stemming from the Iran conflict have ended and gas prices have moderated.”

Meanwhile, Americans’ expectations for inflation in the year ahead surged a full percentage point early this month to 4.8%, the biggest monthly increase in a year, when Trump unveiled his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs. Expectations for inflation over the long term, in the next five to 10 years, saw a more modest uptick, rising to 3.4% from 3.2% in March, the highest level since November.

This story is developing and will be updated.

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