Global Industry: Lidl US plans to open more stores

Bremerhaven. (bm) As part of its ongoing expansion along the East Coast, Lidl US LLC announced plans to open 25 new stores in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia by spring of 2020. By the end of next year, Lidl expects to sell its award-winning products in more than 100 stores and create more than 1’000 new jobs across nine states. Other topics of the week:

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