Overview
- The grocer’s updated Site Requirements brochure, released Monday, names around 1,000 target towns across Great Britain for potential new or relocated stores.
- Lidl says it will open more than 50 new stores in the next 12 months as part of a £600 million investment that is expected to create about 2,000 jobs.
- The company is offering a finder’s fee to anyone who sources a viable site, typically 1.5% of the freehold purchase price or 10% of the first year’s rent on a leasehold.
- The brochure sets clear criteria for proposals, including units of 18,000 to 26,500 square feet, at least 100 parking spaces, and standalone plots of 1.5 acres or more, with deals considered on freehold or leasehold terms.
- To support the rollout, a new distribution hub in Leeds is due to start operations next year, while regional lists highlight targets across cities such as Bristol and Liverpool and note confirmed West Midlands stores in Darlaston, Rugeley and Parkfield Road in Wolverhampton.