Lidl to create up to 640 new jobs as it opens 19 more stores

• Lidl is set to open 19 new stores across the UK within the next eight weeks, creating up to 640 new jobs.
• This rapid expansion follows the discount supermarket reaching its 1,000th store milestone last year, with a target to add approximately 40 more sites by 28 February.
• The company is also investing £43 million into modernising over 70 existing shops nationwide, introducing new tills, larger freezer sections, and energy-saving features.
• New store locations will include previously unserved areas such as Calne in Wiltshire and Brough in Yorkshire.
• Lidl, currently Britain's sixth-largest grocery chain, experienced a 10 per cent surge in sales over Christmas and is predicted to potentially overtake rival Morrisons.

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Lidl to open another 19 stores in the next two months – here’s where