German discount supermarket chain Lidl is planning an “aggressive U.S. expansion,” its first outside Europe,
the
Philadelphia Inquirer
reported.
Lidl is a unit of Germany's private, family-owned Schwarz Group conglomerate.
Lidl is searching for an acquisition manager and three other real estate staffers in Philadelphia and an acquisition manager in Pittsburgh. The company also seeks to fill more than 100 other positions in states between Virginia and Georgia, the
Inquirer
article said. Lidl U.S. is based in Arlington, Va. Lidl plans to open its first U.S. stores in 2018, the article said.
Lidl competes with another German discount grocery chain, Aldi, whose U.S. operation is based in Batavia, Ill. Aldi has more than 2,000 U.S. locations, the article said. (Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer
, May 19. 2016.)
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