Lidl is seeking sites in Spalding and Market Deeping for new stores

A budget supermarket is looking for new sites in Spalding and Market Deeping.

Lidl has announced £1.3bn investment plans for 2021 and 2022, which includes opening 50 new stores this year, creating 2,000 new jobs.

The supermarket giant has published its annual list of desired locations across the country which includes an appeal to find a site in Market Deeping and relocating one of its Spalding stores.

Lidl opened its Holbeach Road store in 2019 but also has a site in Winsover Centre - which it had previously ruled out from closing.

The firm says that this list is not new store plans or openings but represents a long list of potential sites, and does not guarantee that a new store will be brought to this area.

Christian Härtnagel, CEO at Lidl GB said: “We are calling on developers and landlords up and down the country to help find potential sites for us to build Lidl stores, which demonstrates the continued ambition we have to further expand our store portfolio across the nation. Despite the challenges of the past year, we still managed to meet our ambitious target of opening, on average, one new store per week across Great Britain.

“We are looking forward to opening more stores throughout the country and welcoming new colleagues in the coming months and years, so that more communities can access high quality food at the lowest prices on the market.”

The supermarket giant has reached the milestone of 860 stores in Great Britain and remains on track to have 1,000 stores in their portfolio by the end of 2023.

The list of desirable locations for new stores is aimed at landowners and freeholders with suitable sites who are interested in exploring opportunities with Lidl.

This comes a week after Aldi had announced that it was looking for sites in Holbeach Clough, Bourne and Market Deeping.