Lidl has pinpointed the locations of where 11 of its new stores could open in the North East by 2025.
After more than a million shoppers apparently switched to the discount store from other supermarkets in 2022, it’s set its ambitions high and revealed a long list of areas in the running to get new stores.
Lidl already has 950 sites across the UK, but it plans to expand to reach a whopping 1,100 by the end of 2025, creating 4,000 new jobs.
Though the list of potential areas for its new sites is long, a much smaller number will actually be chosen.
The prospective locations include high-street stores, standalone stores, and mixed-use and shopping-centre stores in England.
Here are the all the places apparently in the running for a brand-new Lidl across the North East:
- Chester-le-Street
- Middlesbrough – multiple
- Newton Aycliffe
- Stokesley
- Stockton – multiple
- Sedgefield
- Seaham
- Marske/Saltburn
- Eston
- Cramlington
- Shiremoor
It's worth pointing out that this list isn't conclusive and doesn't mean that Lidl will open in these locations - but has been long-listed by the supermarket as a potential for future expansion.
Lidl has also stated that some of the locations listed are currently where plans have been approved or building work has begun on a new Lidl.
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