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Lidl

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Also known as Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG, Lidl Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG

Lidl ( ) is a trademark used by two international discount supermarket chains from Germany.

AI overview

Lidl is a German discount supermarket chain that operates stores in multiple countries around the world. It matters as a major competitor in the grocery retail industry, known for offering lower-priced products to shoppers.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Company.name
Lidl
Company.logo
Lidl-Logo.svg
Company.logo_size
160px
Company.image
LIDL Bad Wimpfen.jpg
Company.image_size
250px
Company.image_caption
LD Stiftung's Headquarters in Bad Wimpfen
Company.type
Private
Company.founder
Josef Schwarz
Company.area_served
United States
Company.industry
Retail
Company.products
Discount supermarkets
Company.revenue
€132.1 billion (2024)
Company.num_employees
376,000 (2023)
Company.parent
Schwarz Group
Company.location_city
Bad Wimpfen, Germany (LD Stiftung)Neckarsulm, Germany (Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG)
Company.locations
12,200 (2023)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
discount store
Country
Germany
Founded by
Dieter Schwarz
Headquarters
Neckarsulm
Parent organization
Schwarz Group
Industry
retail
Employees
178741
Official website
www.lidl.ie
Image
Somain - Lidl (01).JPG
Motto
Lidl lohnt sich.
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Commons category
Lidl
inception
1973-01-01
Commons gallery
Lidl
director / manager
Dieter Schwarz
number of branches
11000
social media followers
185000
payment types accepted
cash
product or material produced
discount store
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Corporate affairs
  • Business trends
  • Business model
  • Stores
  • Future markets
  • Former markets
  • Tailwind shipping - Gartner KG
  • Production own brands
  • Other services
  • Law and compliance
  • References
  • External links

Lidl ( ) is a trademark used by two international discount supermarket chains from Germany.

Lidl is the chief competitor of the German discount chain Aldi in several markets.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lidl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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