Lidl

Type
Business expansion
Country
Spain
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Granada, Canary Islands
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
130 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
27 February 2020
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Lidl, the German supermarket chain, has announced the creation of 100 new positions in Spain. The business has invested a total of €40 million to open eight new stores, located in Barcelona, Creixell and Castelldefels (Catalonia); Tres Cantos and  Alcalá de Henares (Madrid); Xàtiva (Valencia); Albolote (Andalusia); and Antigua (Canary Islands).

This announcement follows a job creation of 130 positions during 2019. 

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Lidl, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 100038, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/100038.