Lidl to invest half a billion pounds in its expansion as it eyes sites in Lancashire

Six potential store locations in Lancashire have been announced for the expansion of Lidl GB.

The supermarket giant is investing half a billion pounds to move forward with plans to open more than 40 new stores across the country this financial year.

The supermarket giant has published its 2025 site requirements brochure, outlining potential locations across Lancashire, including:

• Bamber Bridge
• Barnoldswick
• Blackpool
• Great Harwood
• Kirkham
• Leyland
   

 Richard Taylor, chief development officer at Lidl GB, said: “This level of investment is a clear sign of our ambition.

"As we enter our fourth decade in Great Britain and hurtle towards a thousand stores, there are still so many parts of the country crying out for convenient access to a Lidl store.

"That’s why we welcome the measures proposed in the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill – they recognise the urgent need to remove barriers to development and support the kind of growth we at Lidl are working towards. 

“Our latest site requirements brochure reinforces the scale of our ambition for the future. New Lidl stores mean new jobs, new opportunities for British suppliers, and continued investment into local economies.

"We’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing supermarkets in the country, and with this investment, we’re taking another big step in our journey.”

Lidl GB has experienced continuous growth and today has more than 35,000 employees, more than 980 stores and 14 distribution centres in England, Scotland and Wales.

Of the 40 stores opening this year, locations include a new site in Burnley.

 This year will see the completion of the expansion of Lidl’s Belvedere Regional Distribution Centre, which has more than doubled in size.