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Lidl continues search to secure sites for new stores

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Lidl GB has set out its intentions to branch out across the country as it publishes its list of priority locations for new stores. The update comes after Lidl welcomed a record number of new shoppers to its stores in 2022, as over 1.4 million switched to Lidl from other supermarkets in a bid to …

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