Supermarket Lidl wants to open new store in Clydebank

The German-founded company released a list on Monday, April 28, of locations they are set to open this financial year.

Of the list of stores, the discounter says it wants to open a location in the north of Clydebank.

Currently, the town has no Lidl stores, the closest location being in Yoker.

The firm closed the previous Clydebank location in 2018 when the business decided not to renew the lease. In the same year, the Yoker store relocated from Mellerstain Drive to Mill Road.

Also on the list of potential new stores is Drumchapel, in the north west of Glasgow.

(Image: James Linsell Clark / SWNS) The list has been released as an indication of areas where the supermarket chain says it is desirable for new stores. 

The full list of locations where new sites are desired can be viewed HERE.

Richard Taylor, Chief Real Estate Officer at Lidl GB, said: “This level of investment is a clear sign of our ambition. As we enter our fourth decade in Great Britain and hurtle towards a thousand stores, there are still so many parts of the country crying out for convenient access to a Lidl store.

"That’s why we welcome the measures proposed in the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill – they recognise the urgent need to remove barriers to development and support the kind of growth we at Lidl are working towards.”

“Our latest site requirements brochure reinforces the scale of our ambition for the future. New Lidl stores mean new jobs, new opportunities for British suppliers, and continued investment in local economies.

"We’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing supermarkets in the country, and with this investment, we’re taking another big step in our journey.”