Store chain targets 11 more town locations in N.Wales

LIDL has named 11 North Wales towns where it wants to build or relocate stores. The German brand published the latest list and also launched a reward scheme for anyone suggesting a site that comes to fruition.

In North Wales there are six towns with no Lidl at all where they want to bring a store for the first time. There are also a further five places where the brand wants to relocate from a smaller store to a larger site to cash in on demand.

The discounter, which is investing £1.3billion in its expansion across 2021 and 2022, has revealed that it is offering a finder’s fee to members of the public who successfully identify suitable sites for new Lidl stores.

The fee is either 1.5% of the total freehold purchase price or 10% of the first year’s rent for leaseholds, which would equate to £22,500 for a completed £1.5m site purchase.

The six towns where completely new stores are wanted: Abergele, Rhyl, Caernarfon, Broughton, Flint and Llandudno

The five towns where Lidl wants to relocate: Colwyn Bay, Gwersyllt, Pwllheli, Queensferry and Bangor.

Richard Taylor, Chief Development Officer at Lidl GB, said: “We know the majority of British shoppers still love doing their shopping in person and we are as committed as ever to opening new stores and enhancing our existing ones.

“We’re opening an average of one new store a week, which is incredible.

“But there are still communities up and down the country telling us how much they want – and need – a Lidl store.

“We work with some of the best people in the industry to identify new sites, but we also know how engaged our future and existing customers are and we want to build on this.

“Our finder’s fees are, therefore, available to absolutely anyone that can identify a viable option for a new store that we’re not already aware of, and we welcome any suitable suggestions.”