The German discount chain will open stores in all Bucharest sectors except sectors 1 and 2, according to information obtained by ZF.
The largest stores will be opened in sector 6, where the average population density is around 10,000 inhabitants/square kilometer, compared to a density of 3,400 inhabitants per square kilometer in sector 1. The company has three stores in sector 6.
In sector 1, which includes neighborhoods Primaverii and Aviatiei, some of the wealthiest in Bucharest, there is no Lidl store, nor is there an application submitted for the issuing of construction permits. Lidl, part of German group Lidl&Schwartz, does not own any store in sector 2, either. In sector 2 there are, however, two Kaufland stores, a discount hypermarket chain which is also part of the Lidl&Schwartz group.
Kaufland also holds a store in Bucharest’s sector 5, where Lidl is not yet present. Lidl has bought a plot in this sector for EUR3.2 million from Pepsi Americas, and is set to build a store here.
The German discount chain, which took over the Plus Discount store chain when it entered the market, will also open a store in sectors 3 and another in sector 4.
(English version by Daniela Stoican; Editing by Ioana Tudor)