Plans are in place for the grocer to open one store a week for the next six months, creating up to 1,000 additional jobs in Britain by the end of the year.
The German discount retailer said its £1.3bn investment plans in Great Britain for 2021 and 2022 will drive the opening of 100 additional stores, creating around 4,000 jobs for the British economy. By the end of 2023, Lidl said it would aim to have 1,000 stores in Great Britain.
“It is testament to the continued hard work of our colleagues that we are able to continue forging ahead with our expansion plans, despite the challenging circumstances that have been faced over the past months,” Lidl Great Britain Chief Executive Christian Härtnagel said.
“I am incredibly grateful to all Lidl teams for their unwavering commitment to keeping the nation fed, and we very much look forward to welcoming more people into the Lidl family in the weeks and months ahead.”
