Lidl USA Invasion Begins With 20 Stores, Will Trigger Price Competition

Following two years of planning and preparations, Lidl will open its first several stores on June 15, 2017. Having already opened distribution centers in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland, the initial locations will be concentrated on the Atlantic Seaboard states. Plans are underway to open 100 stores by the summer of 2018. I expect an acceleration of store openings after the initial push.

Following two years of planning and preparations, Lidl will open its first several stores on June 15, 2017. Having already opened distribution centers in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland, the initial locations will be concentrated on the Atlantic Seaboard states. Plans are underway to open 100 stores by the summer of 2018. I expect an acceleration of store openings after the initial push.