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Lidl (German pronunciation: LEE-dəl) is a German international discount retailer chain [3] that operates over 12,000 stores, present in every member state of the European Union, Serbia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. [4]
The business was founded in 1930 by Josef Schwarz (1903–1977), father of Dieter Schwarz. [3] It is headquartered in Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The Schwarz Group is an international trading company with 500,000 employees and operates over 12,900 stores (in 2021) across 33 countries.
This boycott specifically targeted the retail chains of Lidl, EuroSpin, and DM which were alleged to have exorbitant prices. Lidl was a focus of criticism because it entered the Croatian market under the promise of keeping them low. [16] The boycott also targeted soda (specifically Coca-Cola), [12] detergents, and bottled water. As part of the ...
Kaufland ([ˈkaʊ̯flant]) is a German hypermarket chain, part of the Schwarz Gruppe which also owns Lidl.The hypermarket directly translates to English as "buy-land." It opened its first store in 1984 in Neckarsulm and quickly expanded to become a major chain in what was formerly West Germany.
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After his father died in 1977, he took control of the discount chain. He became CEO and expanded the business outside of Germany. [2] Soon afterwards, Schwarz bought the naming rights for Lidl from an unrelated person named Ludwig Lidl, a former schoolteacher, in order to side-step a legal battle with the co-owner A. Lidl. [3] [failed verification]
He became managing director of Lidl UK on 9 September 2017. He left in January 2022. A new £70m UK headquarters opened in Tolworth in 2021 for 800 employees. From 1 March 2022, he has been head of Lidl Germany AG, replacing Matthias Oppitz (Lidl-Deutschlandchef), with headquarters in Bad Wimpfen in Baden-Württemberg, with 1,200 people. Lidl ...