Supermarket giant Lidl has announced plans to create new stores across Nottinghamshire as part of a new national expansion.
The German chain confirmed on Thursday morning, June 24, its intention to create 50 new stores, in a move which will create 2,000 jobs.
Bosses have earmarked 10 sites in Nottinghamshire where it could build new branches, ranging from central Nottingham to Mansfield.
Christian Härtnagel, 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."
Lidl wants to operate 1,000 stores across the country by 2023 and the project, reported to cost £1.3 billion, will focus on town centre, edge of centre, retail park and metropolitan locations.
Unit sizes will range from between 18,000 and 26,500 square feet and there must be at least 100 dedicated car parking spaces.
Stores will also feature solar panels and electric vehicle charging points, according to a spokesman.
Here is the list of potential sites where Lidl wants to build in Nottinghamshire:
- Nottingham - Basford
- Nottingham - Central
- Nottingham - Edwalton
- Nottingham - Mapperley/ Gedling
- Nottingham – Strelley
- Mansfield – North West
- Mansfield – South
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield
- Hucknall
- Kimberley
