An increasing grocery store chain is providing a “finder’s price” to members of the general public who can assist of their seek for new websites in North Lanarkshire and throughout Scotland.
Lidl has once more named each the north and south areas of Cumbernauld in addition to Moodiesburn in its newest annual want checklist of desired areas the place the corporate is “keen on buying websites for potential retailer developments”.
The corporate is providing rewards of over £20,000 to anybody who can assist determine beforehand unknown areas of land for consideration as they intention to extend their variety of shops throughout Britain to 1100 inside three years.
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Anybody suggesting an acceptable web site on the North Lanarkshire areas could possibly be in line to obtain both 1.5 per cent of the freehold buy value or 10 per cent of the primary yr’s lease of a leasehold – equating to £22,500 for a accomplished £1.5m web site buy.
Website necessities embrace “distinguished areas with easy accessibility and robust pedestrian or site visitors stream” on the town centres or retail parks, that are in a position to accommodate shops of between 18,000 and 26,500 sq. ft and greater than 100 devoted automotive parking areas.
Lidl word that their newly-published 2022 checklist of 70 Scottish areas, together with a desired relocation in close by Baillieston, signifies “areas of curiosity that are fascinating for brand spanking new shops” and is “an extended checklist of potential websites, from which a small quantity will ultimately be developed and opened as shops”.
Chief growth officer Richard Taylor mentioned: “We're as dedicated as ever to opening new shops and enhancing our current ones, however there are nonetheless communities up and down the nation which can be telling us how a lot they need – and wish – a Lidl retailer.
“We work with a few of the finest folks within the trade to determine new websites, however we additionally understand how engaged our future and current clients are and we wish to construct on this.
“Our finder’s charges are subsequently out there to completely anybody who can determine a viable choice for a brand new retailer that we’re not already conscious of, and we welcome any appropriate solutions that can assist up us to fulfill our bold goal of 1100 shops by the tip of 2025.”
Though Wishaw additionally presently nonetheless seems within the checklist for relocation, the grocery store chain was final week granted planning permission for a new retailer at Heathery Street within the city, to interchange its present Roberts Avenue base.
That current constructing now seems in Lidl’s nationwide checklist of property disposals, together with its former retailer at Castlegate in Lanark which was vacated when the corporate moved to bigger premises at Braidfute retail park final August.
A spokesperson for the grocery store chain advised Lanarkshire Reside: “We look ahead to sharing updates on our present and future retailer plans as and once we are ready to take action.”
Lidl presently has six branches in North Lanarkshire, with the most recent at Bellshill having opened in February, with the creation of 40 new jobs.
Building is presently beneath means on a retailer at Craigneuk Avenue in Airdrie, on the previous Distell Worldwide warehousing web site and which is because of open “later this yr”.
An extra planning software has additionally been submitted for a drive-thru espresso store to be constructed on the identical location, which is beside the city’s soccer stadium.