September 28, 2017 by MMR
Lidl, Lidl US
Leading Headlines, People, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Lidl has changed the leadership of its U.S. division, in a move that suggests that the retailer’s debut in the market has not gone as planned. According to a report in the German trade publication Lebensmittel Zeitung, Lidl has replaced Daniel Marasch as the head of U.S. operations. Michael Aranda, the former
September 14, 2017 by MMR
Alabama, Decatur, Lidl
Leading Headlines, Retail News
DECATUR, Ala. — Alabama is the next stop in the expansion drive for Lidl, the German discount grocer that made its U.S. debut in June with the opening of stores in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The company’s Lidl US division plans to add a store in Decatur, Ala., which is located in the
July 10, 2017 by MMR
Lidl, North Carolina, Virginia
2017, Issue 07-17-2017, Issues
ARLINGTON, Va. — Lidl announced plans for a second round of U.S. store openings, with grand-opening ceremonies on July 13 at two stores in North Carolina and two in Virginia. The company also announced plans for its fourth distribution center and regional headquarters, in Cartersville, Ga., about 40 miles northwest of Atlanta. Previous centers were
June 26, 2017 by MMR
Brendan Procter, German retailer, Lidl
2017, Issue 06-26-2017, Issues
NEW YORK — Long lines of shoppers greeted the openings of Lidl’s first nine U.S. stores this month. Hundreds of customers awaited the debuts of stores in Virginia Beach and Hampton, Va., as well as in Greenville, S.C. Other lines formed in North Carolina. The off-price German retailer expects to have 20 supermarkets operating in
June 15, 2017 by MMR
German discount grocer Lidl, Lidl
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Lidl opened the doors to its first nine U.S. stores on Thursday following ribbon-cutting ceremonies at locations in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The retailer expects to have 20 stores operating in the three states by summer’s end and as many as 100 stores up and down the East Coast within
June 12, 2017 by Scot Meyer
Aldi, chief executive officer Jason Hart, Lidl
Leading Headlines, Retail News
BATAVIA, Ill. — Aldi on Monday announced that it is ramping up its U.S. expansion, with plans to spend $3.4 billion to expand to 2,500 stores by the end of 2022. Aldi operates more than 1,600 U.S. stores today. The announcement came just days before Lidl, a rival German discount grocery operator, is set to hold
June 12, 2017 by MMR
Brendan Proctor, Lidl
2017, Issue 06-12-2017, Issues
NEW YORK — Lidl, the latest German discount supermarket chain to looking to gain a foothold in the U.S. grocery market, will open the first nine of 20 locations on the East Coast on June 15. The company announced plans for ribbon-cutting ceremonies followed by four-day grand-opening celebrations at each of the nine stores. Five
May 30, 2017 by MMR
German discount grocer, Lidl, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
NEW YORK — Lidl plans ribbon-cutting ceremonies at 7:40 a.m. on June 15, followed by four-day grand-opening celebrations, at the first nine stores the company is opening in the United States. Five of the stores are in North Carolina, two are in South Carolina and two are in Virginia. The German discount grocer expects to have about
May 17, 2017 by MMR
discount grocery, Lidl, store openings
Leading Headlines, Retail News
NEW YORK — Lidl announced that its first U.S. stores will open June 15, the first of 20 stores that the German discount grocer intends to open this summer in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. A year from now, the company expects to have about 100 stores up and down the East Coast. Lidl officials declined
March 6, 2017 by MMR
Brendan Proctor, chief executive officer, German discount grocer, Lidl, Lidl’s U.S. operations, president, Schwarz Group
2017, Issue 03-06-2017, Issues
NEW YORK — Lidl is opening its doors in the United States this summer, several months ahead of schedule. The German discount grocer said it would open 20 stores in the next few months — in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia — en route to a footprint of about 100 stores up and down
February 16, 2017 by MMR
German discount grocer, Lidl, U.S. debut
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The German discount grocer Lidl says it will make its U.S. debut this summer, opening 20 stores in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The retailer says it plans to have as many as 100 stores in the country within a year. Lidl arrival in the American market is ahead of schedule.
October 31, 2016 by Jeffrey Woldt
Germany, Jeffrey Woldt, Lidl, Neckarsulm
2016, Issue 10-31-2016, Issues, Opinion
Much of the talk in the supermarket industry revolves around the pending arrival in the United States of Lidl, a privately held company based in Neckarsulm, Germany, whose stores have had a powerful impact on markets across Europe. Now numbering more than 10,000 in 26 countries, Lidl supermarkets represent a compelling value proposition for many