New Hove Lidl supermarket: all you need to know ahead of opening

The supermarket at the Goldstone Retail Park is set to open for the first time tomorrow.

The supermarket replaces the Toys R Us store which previously occupied the building.

A new Lidl store will open in Hove tomorrow, April 8

The shop shut in April 2018 after the toy chain collapsed, and the building has been empty ever since.

But now the unmistakeable blue and yellow emblem of Lidl sits above the entrance following a renovation of the site to prepare it for a new life as a supermarket.

The store will open between 8am and 10pm from Monday to Saturday, and from 11am to 5pm on Sundays, with bosses promising to offer "Lidl’s fresh, quality and great value produce to the local community".

It will include an in-store bakery, customer toilets and parking for cars and bicycles.

A new Lidl store will open in Hove tomorrow, April 8

Lidl GB’s regional head of property Adam Forsdick said: "We would like to thank all those who have played a part in bringing our new store to Brighton.

"It is great for us to be able to create more jobs in the area, and we are proud to serve the local community at this time."

Lidl also says Brighton and Hove charities are set to benefit from the opening of the new store.

"Surplus produce and customer donations will be given to organisations who redistribute food to some of the most vulnerable in our communities," a spokesman for the supermarket chain said.

A new Lidl store will open in Hove tomorrow, April 8

"This is delivered through Lidl’s Feed it Back scheme, which is run in partnership with Neighbourly and connects Lidl stores up and down the country with local charities, foodbanks, community cafes and kitchens, putting quality food surplus to good use every day."

Coronavirus prevention measures will be in place throughout the store, including hand sanitiser, disinfectant spray and wipes for customers to use on their trolleys and baskets, and protective screens at checkouts.

Face coverings are mandatory in store, floor markings are in place to encourage social distancing and customers are asked to use contactless payment methods where possible.