The supermarket chain has announced major expansion plans
File image of Lidl store (Image: PA)
Supermarket giant Lidl has revealed a list of locations where it wants to open new stores, with 11 set for Bristol.
The affordable supermarket announced plans to invest half a billion pounds into its expansion across the UK, opening more than 40 new stores, as reported by the Mirror.
In its most recent site requirements brochure, the brand had outlined hundreds of potential spots for new stores, including 11 in the Bristol area.
These new locations include high streets, retail parks and town centre sites.
Richard Taylor, Chief Real Estate Officer at Lidl GB, said: “This level of investment is a clear sign of our ambition.
“As we enter our fourth decade in Great Britain and hurtle towards a thousand stores, there are still so many parts of the country crying out for convenient access to a Lidl store.
“That’s why we welcome the measures proposed in the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill – they recognise the urgent need to remove barriers to development and support the kind of growth we at Lidl are working towards.
“Our latest site requirements brochure reinforces the scale of our ambition for the future.
“New Lidl stores mean new jobs, new opportunities for British suppliers, and continued investment into local economies.
“We’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing supermarkets in the country, and with this investment, we’re taking another big step in our journey.”
The new stores are part of Lidl’s plan to have 1,100 UK stores by the end of 2025.
During the Christmas 2024 period, Lidl saw nearly two million more customers compared to the year before, with sales for the festive period rising 7 per cent year-on-year – exceeding £1billion for the first time.
Everywhere Lidl wants to open a new store in Bristol:
- Bradley Stoke
- City centre
- Clifton
- Downend/ Staple Hill
- Knowle
- Stoke Bishop
- Westbury on Trym
- Whitchurch
- Nailsea
- Keynsham
- Yatton
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