Lidl to open 19 new stores amid £40m refurbishment drive

Lidl is ramping up its UK expansion plans as it reveals it is set open 19 new stores over the next eight weeks while investing £40m to upgrade its existing estate.
The discounter’s latest growth phase will see it open branches in new locations such as Calne in Wiltshire and Brough in Yorkshire.
Alongside new openings, Lidl is committing £43m to refurbish more than 70 existing stores, from Dundee to the Isle of Wight.
The upgrades will include new tills, larger freezer capacity