Overview
- Lidl expects to miss its 1,100‑store goal on the original schedule, projecting roughly 1,020 sites by the end of its financial year in February, with the 1,000 mark expected next month.
- The retailer reported £11.7bn in revenue and £156.8m pre‑tax profit for the year to 28 February, and it now holds about an 8.2% UK market share as the sixth‑largest grocer.
- Around 40 new shops are planned this financial year, including 13 before Christmas, which Lidl says will create about 1,500 jobs.
- An Autumn 2025 site brochure names more than a thousand potential locations across Great Britain and invites site leads with a competitive finder’s fee; some local lists cite 486 because they include a subset and relocations.
- Store requirements include 18,000–26,500 sq ft units, 100+ parking spaces and 1.5–4 acre plots, with flexible London formats, while Lidl continues logistics investment with a larger Belvedere hub and a new Leeds distribution site.