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Lidl Opening Nine Stores In One Month



Lidl is kicking off the new year with nine store openings in one month. With the majority opening their doors in February, hundreds of new jobs have been created as a result, whilst even more households nationwide will have access to the discounter’s award-winning combination of high-quality, affordable products.


Canning Town, Preston, Walsall, and Wombourne are all getting new stores. Meanwhile, a further five communities will see a bigger and better Lidl re-open in their area following significant investment. This will include stores in Blantyre, Cwmbran, Oldbrook, Wells, and West Ealing.


The latest wave of openings follows its first of 2025 in Northampton, whilst building on the momentum of a series of ten new store openings in the run up to Christmas, including Bovey Tracey, Hemel Hempstead, and Ipswich, as part of the discounter’s ongoing expansion drive.


Delivering an economic boost, this growth will create hundreds of new roles across the country. Colleague benefits include industry-leading maternity and adoption leave, enhanced holiday entitlement, and an in-store discount.


Richard Taylor, Chief Development Officer at Lidl GB, said:

“As we begin the new year, we’re maintaining our momentum and opening nine state-of-the-art stores, delivering bigger and better shopping experiences to new communities and those we’ve proudly served for an average of 26 years. After a record-breaking Christmas, where millions of households turned to Lidl, these openings reflect the growing demand for our unbeatable value and quality. This is just the start – we’ve got more openings in the pipeline this year alone and can’t wait to welcome even more customers, both loyal and new, through our doors in the weeks ahead.”

This ambitious growth comes after Lidl’s most successful Christmas yet, with nearly two million more customers shopping at the discounter compared to previous years. Sales for the festive period rose 7% year-on-year, exceeding £1 billion for the first time. Lidl has also consistently been named the fastest-growing bricks-and-mortar supermarket for over a year.



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ScottishPower has been shortlisted in three categories at the UK Women’s Football Awards, just nine months after it launched a partnership deal dedicated to energising women’s football.


Now in its second year, the 2024 Women’s Football Awards celebrates the people, brands and organisations contributing to the phenomenal growth of the women’s game. Organisers revealed their shortlist ahead of the ceremony which takes place in London on 30th May.


Last June, ScottishPower announced the biggest single investment in the women’s game in Scotland, becoming the exclusive Principal Partner for Scottish Women’s Football (SWF) and the Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL), sponsor of the Scottish Youth Challenge Cups at all three age groups and the first ever title sponsor of the Scottish Women’s Highlands and Islands League.


Its aim is to support the women’s game for all generations by driving equality and diversity all the way from grassroots to elite, focusing on opportunities to inspire more young girls into the game while opening doors for girls and women in remote communities around the country.


It has been recognised in the Brand of the Year and Best Breakthrough Business of the Year categories, as well as being shortlisted for Grassroots Initiative of the Year for its backing of the Youth Challenge Cup.


In shortlisting, the Awards organisers stated the“company’s impressive commitment to innovation goes far beyond the energy sector”.


It highlights ScottishPower’s investment as a “a major moment for women’s football” that demonstrates “an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion and equality for women from the company”.


Keith Anderson, Chief Executive of ScottishPower, said:

“As a business, we’re committed to promoting equality at all levels and our support for women’s football in Scotland is designed to ensure that we’re supporting girls and women in our communities the length and breadth of the country."

“I’m delighted to see the hard work of our teams, and those at the SWPL and SWF, recognised by the Women’s Football Awards just nine months into our partnership. There’s so much more to come but to have this type of recognition so soon by such a prestigious event in the women’s game shows that together, we can be a powerful force for positive change for women and girls in Scotland, both on and off the pitch.”

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