A shopper who alleged he was racially profiled by staff at a Lidl store in Blackburn, Lancashire, has been awarded £25,000 in compensation, according to reporting from the Daily Mail. The claimant says he was wearing religious clothing at the time of the incident. He alleges that staff accused him of coming into the store twice and of taking advantage of a Christmas promotion offering 5p bags of shallots. The reporting states that the dispute led to a compensation settlement of £25,000. The articles do not provide further details from Lidl about the incident or the claimant’s allegations beyond the account summarised in the coverage. The information presented focuses on the shopper’s complaint, the circumstances described— including the Christmas shallot offer and the allegation about entering the store twice— and the outcome in the form of the compensation amount. The reporting does not specify dates, the legal basis of the claim, or whether any formal findings were reached beyond the compensation awarded.