Almost 2,000 jobs will be created, with retailer vying to overtake Morrisons as Britain’s fifth largest supermarket
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.
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.
The new locations include Abbots Langley near Watford, Warrington in Cheshire, and Thornbury in Gloucestershire, all of which will open this summer.
The 50 store openings in the next 12 months compares with 40 in the year to February 2026. It was not immediately clear if there would also be closures in the coming year, nor if there had been last year.
