Where Is Lidl Expanding To?

Lidl’s expansion will be a boon for customers. Recent academic studies have documented Lidl’s cost-cutting effect in new markets it enters. A new study from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School observed Lidl’s pricing to be up to 45 percent lower than nearby national grocers.

Lidl is opening more stores. Lidl will invest more than $500 million to open 50 new stores by the end of 2021. The stores will be located in Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Earlier this month, Lidl US finished first on the National Retail Federation/Kantar 2020 Hot 100 Retailers list of the fastest-growing retail companies, which included 33 grocery retailers. Of Lidl’s planned new locations, the biggest expansion will be in New Jersey and Maryland, which will get 10 new stores apiece.

Recent academic studies have documented Lidl’s cost-cutting effect in new markets it enters. A new study from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School observed Lidl’s pricing to be up to 45 percent lower than nearby national grocers.

How much money did Lidl invest in the new stores?

Lidl will invest more than $500 million in the new stores and will create about 2,000 new jobs across these communities. Lidl offers a leading wages and benefits package that includes healthcare insurance for all full and part-time employees. Lidl’s expansion will be a boon for customers.

The stores will be located in Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Below is a full list of the new locations, which will bring Lidl’s total number of stores to more than 150.

Lidl operates more than 11,000 stores and is active in 32 countries, employing around 287,000 employees globally. Lidl offers customers the highest quality fresh produce, meat, bakery items and a wide array of household products at the lowest possible prices.

How much money did Lidl invest in the new stores?

Lidl will invest more than $500 million in the new stores and will create about 2,000 new jobs across these communities. Lidl offers a leading wages and benefits package that includes healthcare insurance for all full and part-time employees. Lidl’s expansion will be a boon for customers.

It plans to open its fourth distribution center in Covington, Georgia over the next two years.

Below is a full list of the new locations, which will bring Lidl’s total number of stores to more than 150.

Where is Lidl expanding?

Of Lidl’s planned new locations, the biggest expansion will be in New Jersey and Maryland, which will get 10 new stores apiece.

Arlington, Va.-based Lidl US said Tuesday that it will invest more than $500 million to open the new stores, earmarked for its current nine-state footprint of Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.

The company said it plans to open its fourth DC in Covington, Ga., over the next two years.

Lidl powers up U.S. expansion with another 50 stores. German hard discount grocer Lidl is accelerating its U.S. growth strategy with plans to open 50 new stores by the end of 2021.

How many stores will Lidl open in 2021?

By the end of 2021, Lidl hoped to open 50 new stores in Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. And the price tag was huge—right at $500 million. Chet Strange/Getty Images.

Thankfully, one chain is making major moves to bring its low-cost items—which are around 45% cheaper —to more stores. Lidl has around 11,200 stores in 32 countries, and last year the U.S. division announced a massive East Coast expansion.