Lidl starts works on store in Galati

Works on the first Lidl discounter store in Romania will start in October in Galati, with an estimated investment of EUR 5 million, according to the city's deputy mayor Nicuşor Ciumacenco. Lidl&Scwartz.co&KG will build the store near the former military unit in Ţiglina I area of Galati. The store will be built on a 4,600 sqm plot and the building will cover 1.452 sqm. Works should be finalized in two years. Retailer Lidl has been long expected to start opening stores Romania, with initial news about its investments in the country dating back from 2006. Earlier this year the discounter bought competitor Plus, which runs a network of 96 stores in Romania. Throughout the years, Lidl has also acquired land plots across Romania for its future stores. According to the local media, the retailer has also started to build a store in Iasi earlier this year, which should be finalized in 2012. Romania-insider.com