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
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc.’s expansion plans for the year include an investment of more than $400 million in projects that will include the construction of nine new Meijer supercenters and the remodeling of 32 other outlets. “We are pleased to continue to grow and invest in the Midwest communities that have supported us
BATAVIA, Ill. — Aldi will open the doors of its first eight stores in Southern California on March 24. The grand openings will be the first wave in a planned expansion that will add about 45 stores in Southern California by the end of the year. “Ever since we announced our plan to bring Aldi