Lidl has bought a 58-acre site in Luton to build its largest UK warehouse at about 1m sq ft.
The site, sold by Houghton Regis Management at an undisclosed price, is part of Lidl’s planned £1.45bn UK expansion investment between 2017-2018 and will be double the size of any of its other warehouses across the country.
The warehouse will manage the supply and distribution of food and other products in Lidl stores in and around the M25, which will grow by five in the next two months, with new stores in Shepherds Bush, W12, Walthamstow Central, E17, South Ruislip, HA4, Hornchurch, RM12, and Rosehill, SM1.
Within its investment plan, Lidl announced three new warehouses in Doncaster, Bolton and Peterborough. Construction has also begun on two warehouses in Avonmouth and Eurocentral, Scotland.
Ingo Fischer, Lidl UK board director for expansion and development, said: “As more London households choose to shop at Lidl, we are committed to the continued investment in our operations and infrastructure to support our growth.
“With five new stores opening in the next two months alone, and further store expansion and development plans in place for the greater London area across the new financial year and beyond, this new warehouse is vital in supporting our ambitious expansion plans in and around the M25.”
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