Overview
- Lidl, which announced the plan Thursday, will spend £600 million to open more than 50 UK stores in the next 12 months and create close to 2,000 jobs.
- New branches in Abbots Langley near Watford, Warrington in Cheshire, and Thornbury in Gloucestershire are set to open this summer.
- The company will brief more than 150 property partners later this month to secure new freehold and leasehold sites across Great Britain.
- Lidl is adding supply capacity with a Leeds warehouse due to start operations in 2027 and proposed expansions at its Belvedere distribution site in London.
- The move follows a company-reported 10% lift in Christmas sales and a recent pay rise that set entry pay at £13.45 nationwide, with higher rates in London.