25 locations in Sussex Lidl is targeting for new stores

The supermarket giant already has more than 1,000 stores located across the UK.

Earlier this year, Lidl revealed plans to expand further with 19 new stores and the refurbishment of 70 existing supermarkets, creating 640 jobs.

But the supermarket giant is still looking for "quality" locations across the UK so it can build more new stores and continue its "phenomenal growth".

Full list of 25 locations in Sussex that Lidl is targeting for new stores

Lidl has highlighted hundreds of locations across the UK where it wants to build new stores.

You can see the full list of locations on its website, which includes 25 spots in Sussex:

East Sussex

• Brighton (5 Brighton entries)
• Bexhill-on-Sea South
• Eastbourne (North & South)
• Hailsham
• Hastings (East & North)
• Heathfield
• Lewes
• Peacehaven
• Rye
• Seaford
• Uckfield

West Sussex

• Horsham West
• Lancing
• Pagham
• Pulborough
• Rustington
• Crawley (North & South)
• Haywards Heath

What Lidl is looking for in a new store

Lidl has outlined specific requirements it is looking for in these new UK stores:

• Store size must be 18,000 sq ft + (1,672 m²)
• 1.5+ acre site
• Dedicated car parking required (100+ spaces at ground level)
• Population of more than 20,000 people in the catchment area, and 5,000 in the main centre
• Freehold, leasehold, or long leasehold properties
• Located in a prominent and highly visible area

M&S is also looking to open new stores in Sussex

Lidl is not the only supermarket looking for sites in Sussex, with M&S having already announced that it is targeting 500 locations across the UK for new Food stores.

Among these are 14 locations across Sussex, including Bognor Regis, East Grinstead, Hove, Lewes and North Brighton.

Managing Director of M&S Food, Alex Freudmann, said: "The strong performance of our new M&S food stores gives us the confidence to explore even more locations across the UK, from Elgin to Exmouth.

"With more than twenty stores opening or modernised before the end of the financial year, we are moving faster.

"Our team want new sites where we could open a large M&S Food store as we deliver on our strategy to bring the right stores to the right places and offer the best shopping experience, range and availability for our customers."

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