Lidl has announced plans to launch nine new stores across Britain this February, marking a notable expansion of its retail presence in the face of widespread store closures across the UK.
The discount supermarket chain’s latest growth drive will create hundreds of new jobs nationwide and will provide more households with access to Lidl’s combination of high-quality and affordable products.
These latest openings are a mixture of brand new stores and existing ones that have been given major updates by Lidl and are set to open later this month.
Here is a full list of the new Lidl stores opening in February 2025:
- Canning Town
- Preston
- Walsall
- Wombourne.
- Blantyre
- Cwmbran
- Oldbrook
- Wells
- West Ealing.
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Lidl has announced new stores opening across the UK
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These February openings follow the retailer’s first store launch of 2025 in Northampton and build upon a series of ten new store openings completed before Christmas.
Richard Taylor, the chief development Officer at Lidl GB, broke how his excitement over the supermarket’s expansion plans and what it means for consumers this year.
He explained: “As we begin the new year, we’re maintaining our momentum and opening nine state-of-the-art stores, delivering bigger and better shopping experiences to new communities and those we’ve proudly served for an average of 26 years.”
“After a record-breaking Christmas, where millions of households turned to Lidl, these openings reflect the growing demand for our unbeatable value and quality,” he added.
The supermarket is expanding to new parts of the UK
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Taylor confirmed more openings are planned for later in the year. Lidl’s expansion comes amid challenging conditions for Britain’s high streets, with shop closures continuing to outpace openings
In the first half of 2024, nearly 7,000 chain stores closed across Britain’s high streets, shopping centres and retail parks – equivalent to 38 shops per day, according to PwC
While store openings increased slightly to 25 per day, the net decline in physical outlets has remained steady at around one per cent every six months.
This trend reflects consumers’ increasing shift towards online transactions for both shopping and services.
Lisa Hooker, the leader of Industry for Consumer Markets at PwC UK, emphasises the growing dominance of online retail over physical stores.
“It’s clear that online retail is here to stay, outpacing physical stores annually,” she noted.
Hooker suggests that new retail spaces must adapt to modern consumer preferences for “convenience, ease of access and fun”.
She stressed that while some in-person shopping experiences remain irreplaceable, “the high street will need to continue to evolve for a tech-savvy generation with new living, working and playing habits.”
