Customers at Lidl’s store in Splott are complaining about the lack of Welsh language in store.<\/p>\n
Lidl translate announcements through their speakers but there are no Welsh signs or language options on the self-checkouts.<\/p>\n
Under the Welsh Language Act 1993 public bodies have to provide Welsh signage but private companies don’t.<\/p>\n
Nic James, who lives in Splott, was the first to take to Twitter to complain about Lidl’s Splott store, which was opened in December last year.<\/p>\n
\nNot a single word of Welsh at new @LidlUK<\/a> in Splott, Cardiff. Even self-service checkouts are English-only. @AldiUK<\/a> can do it, why not Lidl? pic.twitter.com\/WK4Ed682Ls<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Nic James (@nicfromwales) January 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Cardiff City Council’s leader Phil Bale also says it’s a “poor show” from Lidl.<\/p>\n
\nPoor show from @LidlUK<\/a> in their new Cardiff store. Come on @lidl<\/a> surely not too hard to use Welsh and English in your Welsh stores?!? https:\/\/t.co\/BL8OpkO86N<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Phil Bale (@PhilBale) January 16, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Shaun Edwards, who’s a Welsh learner and shops in Splott’s Lidl store, says it’s a “sheer disregard for the native language and what that means to Wales as a country”.<\/p>\n
He says: “We do have to push for this to be enshrined in law because companies do not take this into consideration. I think it’s shocking that they can just so blatantly say ‘we don’t have to so we won’t’.<\/p>\n
“It’s a bit like not having disabled provision or accessibility. Just because it’s not there in law doesn’t mean that you should not think about people who have these needs.”<\/p>\n
\nWelsh learner @ShowShaun<\/a> has complained about Lidl #Splott<\/a>‘s lack of Welsh language signs. I asked him why… pic.twitter.com\/Y1bTIYoNvH<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Sarah Gough (@sarahgoughy) January 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n