Lidl fans rejoice! For the supermarket chain has announced that they are to open a new store at Straiton Retail Park on the outskirts of the capital.
Midlothian Council granted permission to start working on their new unit at the shopping village at Straiton.
This will be the third Lidl store to open in the Midlothian area and will be unveiled on the Lower Terrace in Spring 2022.
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Lidly say that the new store will create 40 jobs for the local economy whilst at the same time bringing “high quality and great value produce” to local shoppers.
The store at the retail park will be made up of the former units occupied by both M&S and Boots which have relocated to the Upper Terrace.
The store will have a 1,227m² sales area, and will feature facilities including an in-store bakery and customer toilets with baby changing apparatus.
The announcement comes on the back of the recent reopening of the Dalkeith store.
Following an extension and modernisation as part of the company’s £1.3bn investment in its estate across Great Britain in 2020 and 2021, the Dalkeith store now holds the title of being the retailer’s largest store in Scotland.
Lidl GB’s regional head of property, Gordon Rafferty, said: “We are delighted to commence work at Straiton and expand our presence in the Midlothian area with what will be our third store in the region. It’s fantastic to be able to offer the local community an even greater range of our high quality and affordable produce. We look forward to welcoming our loyal customers to the new store.”
