Discount supermarket giant Lidl is calling on the public to help locate sites for new stores in Nottinghamshire - and has revealed that it will pay a finder's fee which could equate to £22,500 for anyone who successfully identifies a location. The company has published its latest list of desired locations across the country, including a number in Nottinghamshire.
As it aims to reach 1,100 stores by the end of 2025, Lidl is looking to open in the centre of Nottingham, Basford, Edwalton, Gedling, Hucknall, Kimberley, Lady Bay, and Radcliffe-on-Trent. In the north of the county, it is on the lookout for potential sites in Mansfield and Kirkby-in-Ashfield.
The discounter is investing £1.3 billion in its expansion across 2021 and 2022. The finder's fee, offered to any members of the public who successfully identify suitable sites for new stores, is either 1.5 per cent of the total freehold purchase price or 10 percent of the first year’s rent for leaseholds, which would equate to £22,500 for a completed £1.5m site purchase.
