Lidl has announced ambitious plans to open hundreds of new stores across Britain as part of a £600 million investment. The supermarket chain is also offering a finder's fee to anyone who helps identify a suitable location for a new store.
The company has released a full list of 80 ideal locations in central England, including areas such as Digbeth, Gornal, Codsall, and Oldbury. Lidl is seeking 'freehold, leasehold, or long-leasehold sites in prominent locations with strong footfall and easy accessibility.'
Finder's Fee and Job Creation
A Lidl spokesperson stated: 'A competitive finder's fee is available to anyone who successfully identifies a previously unknown site that leads to a developed store. With locations up and down the country, each one will generate high quality jobs for local people with some of the most competitive benefits in the sector, with entry-level hourly rates of £13.45 nationally, increasing to £14.45 with length of service. In London, hourly pay starts from £14.80, rising further to £15.30 with length of service.'
Richard Taylor, Chief Real Estate Officer at Lidl GB, added: 'At Lidl GB, we currently have one of the most ambitious store opening programmes of any supermarket and we are more committed than ever to bringing our high quality and low priced products to even more communities across the country. All of our stores deliver more than just affordable products. Each one also brings quality jobs, opportunities for British suppliers to showcase the best of our home grown produce and support to local good causes in the communities each one serves. In uncertain times, shoppers and communities can count on us.'
Full List of 80 Target Locations
Lidl is looking for new store sites in the following areas of central England:
- Atherstone
- Banbury
- Banbury - South
- Bedworth
- Bicester
- Birmingham - Bearwood
- Birmingham - Castle Bromwich
- Birmingham - Chelmsley Wood
- Birmingham - City Centre
- Birmingham - Digbeth
- Birmingham - Edgbaston
- Birmingham - Great Barr
- Birmingham - Handsworth Wood
- Birmingham - Harborne
- Birmingham - Jewellery Quarter
- Birmingham - Kings Norton
- Birmingham - Longbridge
- Birmingham - Olton
- Birmingham - Perry Barr
- Birmingham - Perry Common
- Birmingham - Quinton
- Birmingham - Selly Oak
- Birmingham - Smethwick
- Birmingham - Stechford
- Birmingham - Weoley Castle
- Brackley
- Cannock
- Carterton
- Codsall
- Coventry - Canley
- Coventry - City Centre
- Coventry - Earlsdon
- Coventry - Radford
- Coventry - Walsgrave
- Daventry
- Dudley - Central
- Dudley - Coseley
- Dudley - Gornal
- Kenilworth
- Kidderminster - South
- Kidlington
- Leamington Spa - North
- Lichfield - South
- Lye
- Northampton - Abington
- Northampton - East Hunsbury
- Northampton - Kingsthorpe
- Northampton - Spinney Hill
- Nuneaton - East
- Nuneaton - South
- Oldbury
- Penkridge
- Redditch - South
- Redditch - West
- Rugby - Hillmorton
- Rugby - North
- Rugby - South
- Sedgley
- Solihull
- Sutton Coldfield - Central
- Sutton Coldfield - Walmley
- Towcester
- Walsall - Aldridge
- Walsall - Bloxwich
- Walsall - Brownhills
- Walsall - Pelsall
- Warwick - South
- Wednesbury
- Wolverhampton - Central
- Wolverhampton - Penn / Tettenhall
- Wolverhampton - Stafford Road
- Wolverhampton - Wednesfield
- Worcester - South
- Worcester - West
Growth and Community Impact
A Lidl spokesperson added: 'Earlier this month, Lidl GB confirmed plans to open more than 50 new stores in the next 12 months as part of a £600 million investment. The supermarket has held a 33-month streak as the fastest-growing bricks-and-mortar supermarket in the UK, with the publication of its latest target locations signaling a clear intention to continue to grow at pace after opening its 1,000th store in East Grinstead last November.'
'The benefits of Lidl from its operations, investments and employment extend far beyond the basket. Beyond increasing access to great value products, the discounter's estate directly increases vital food donations. Every store is linked to local charities and through its surplus food donations, activated via Neighbourly, Lidl provided 18.5 million meals, supporting 6.8 million people in need in a single year. This is one example of 'The Lidl Effect' in action.'
To support this nationwide ambition, Lidl GB is already cementing a strong operational foundation. The construction of its new warehouse in Leeds is progressing well with operations due to begin next year.
