Lidl to open 50 UK stores in year ahead as part of £600m expansion plans

<p>Almost 2,000 jobs will be created, with retailer vying to overtake Morrisons as Britain’s fifth largest supermarket </p><p>Lidl is to open 50 new UK stores in the year ahead as it aims to overtake Morrisons as the country’s fifth largest supermarket chain.</p><p>The German-owned retailer, which now has more than 1,000 British stores, said it planned to invest more than £600m in UK growth, creating almost 2,000 jobs as it expands its warehouse and logistic network to supply its new outlets.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/09/lidl-to-open-50-uk-stores-in-year-ahead-as-part-of-600m-expansion-plans">Continue reading...</a>