Budget supermarket to create 400 jobs as part of North West expansion

Budget supermarket Lidl said it will create 400 new jobs at ten new stores in the Greater Manchester area.

The German owned chain has announced a major expansion plan in the Manchester area over the next three years.

And it follows the launch of new stores in Littleborough and Stretford earlier this year.

The new openings include a key store in the Manchester city centre in Piccadilly Gardens.

The new store City Tower is set to open later this month.

Nick Harvey, regional head of property at Lidl GB, said: “Since opening our very first store in Britain in 1994, we’ve opened 30 Lidl stores across Greater Manchester, providing communities with quality products at prices that make them affordable and accessible for everyone.

“As customer demand for the Lidl offering continues to grow in Manchester, we’re excited and proud to be in a position to continue opening new stores and creating more employment opportunities across the region.”

The supermarket now operates a network of over 770 stores and 13 distribution centres in the UK.

The new stores in the Greater Manchester area will be at:

City Tower, Piccadilly Gardens

Worsley Road, Winton

Mill Street, Glossop

Hattersley Retail Park, Tameside

Oldham Mumps, Oldham

Cheetham Hill, Manchester

West One Retail Park, Eccles

Bromley Cross, Bolton

Furthergate, Blackburn

Altrincham Retail Park, Altrincham