Supermarket chain Lidl has announced that it is holding nine store openings before the end of the month. Bosses said that hundreds of new jobs have been created at the locations.
There are four new stores being created – and a further five are seeing them reopened after extensive rebuilding and refurbishment. The latest wave of openings follows its first of 2025 in Northampton.
Ten new store openings were made in the run up to Christmas, including Bovey Tracey, Hemel Hempstead, and Ipswich, as part of the discounter’s ongoing expansion drive.
New stores being opened in February 2025
- Canning Town
- Preston
- Walsall
- Wombourne
New revamped Lidls also opening
- Blantyre
- Cwmbran
- Oldbrook
- Wells
- West Ealing
Lidl said the stores will deliver an economic boost to areas, creating hundreds of new roles across the country. Benefits to workersinclude industry-leading maternity and adoption leave, enhanced holiday entitlement, and an in-store discount.
Richard Taylor, Chief Development Officer at Lidl GB, said: “As we begin the new year, we’re maintaining our momentum and opening nine state-of-the-art stores, delivering bigger and better shopping experiences to new communities and those we’ve proudly served for an average of 26 years. After a record-breaking Christmas, where millions of households turned to Lidl, these openings reflect the growing demand for our unbeatable value and quality. This is just the start – we’ve got more openings in the pipeline this year alone and can’t wait to welcome even more customers, both loyal and new, through our doors in the weeks ahead.”