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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.
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]
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Lidl GB said its turnover rose 12% to 7.7 billion pounds ($1.34 billion) in the year to the end of February 2021 and it made a pretax profit of 9.8 million pounds, versus a loss of 25.2 million ...
These services include Lidl Plus, a digital customer card system offering discounts, Lidl Connect, a mobile virtual network operator, and Lidl Energie, which provides electricity and gas products. The company has also expanded into areas like Lidl Reisen (Lidl Travel) and Lidl Fotos (Lidl Photos), offering diverse services beyond traditional ...
In January 2004 he became responsible for around 60 stores in London and the south of England. In 2009 he became operations director for Lidl Austria. In September 2010 he became managing director of Lidl UK, with around 600 stores, eight regional distribution centres, and around 11,000 employees. In September 2016, Gottschlich left Lidl UK. [2]