Quote: Lidl, the German discount supermarket chain, is planning to double the number of stores it has in the UK.
Lidl wants to expand from 600 stores to as many as 1,500, UK managing director Ronny Gottschlich told the Sunday Telegraph.
Lidl is planning to open at least 30 new stores a year, he said.
The retailer's sales have been increasing, in contrast to big supermarkets such as Tesco.
"We really see ourselves these days more of a supermarket than the hard discounter of the past," Mr Gottschlich said. "Those times are over." |