Lidl reveals 10 Swindon/Wiltshire areas it wants new stores

The supermarket giant already has more than 1,000 stores scattered across the UK.

Lidl has now revealed a 'wish list' containing more than 1,000 locations where it wants to open new supermarkets as part of its new 'site requirements brochure'.

This list comes after the supermarket announced a £600 million investment in growing its shop count across Britain earlier this month.

It also recently revealed plans to open more than 50 new stores over the next 12 months, promising to create around 2,000 jobs.

What Lidl is looking for in a new store

Lidl has outlined the specific requirements it is looking for in these new UK stores:

• Store size must be 18,000 sq ft + (1,672 m²)
• 1.5+ acre site
• Dedicated car parking required (100+ spaces at ground level)
• Population of more than 20,000 people in the catchment area, and 5,000 in the main centre
• Freehold, leasehold, or long leasehold properties

Lidl is offering a finder's fee to whoever identifies a "previously unknown" site that leads to a development, and said they will respond to 'finders' within seven days.

Full list of locations in Swindon and Wiltshire where Lidl is looking to open new stores

From Aberdeen to St Ives, Cardiff to York, Lidl is looking all over the UK for the perfect spot to build its next store.

Of the more than 1,000 locations listed in Lidl's site requirements brochure, 10 are in Swindon and Wiltshire:

• Amesbury (relocation)
• Bradford on Avon
• Corsham
• Marlborough
• Melksham (relocation)
• Swindon - East
• Swindon - South / Wroughton
• Swindon - South East
• Swindon - West
• Trowbridge - South

You can see the full list of more than 1,000 locations in Lidl's online site requirements brochure.

Chief real estate officer at Lidl GB, Richard Taylor, said: "At Lidl GB, we currently have one of the most ambitious store opening programmes of any supermarket.

"We're more committed than ever to bringing our high-quality and low-priced products to even more communities across the country.

"All of our stores deliver more than just affordable products.

"Each one also brings quality jobs and opportunities for British suppliers to showcase the best home-grown produce and support local good causes in the communities each one serves.

"In uncertain times, shoppers and communities can count on us."

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