Lidl

Lidl
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1932 (1932)
FounderJosef Schwarz
Headquarters,
Germany
Number of locations
12,200 (2023)
Area served
United States
Key people
ProductsDiscount supermarkets
Revenue125.5 billion (2023)
Number of employees
376,000 (2023)
ParentSchwarz Group
Websiteinfo.lidl

Lidl (German pronunciation: [ˈliːdl̩] LEE-dəl) is a trademark, used by two German international discount retailer chains that operates over 12,600 stores. The LD Stiftung operates the stores in Germany and the Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG in 30 other countries. LD Stiftung is headquartered in Bad Wimpfen and the Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG in Neckarsulm. Both sister companies belong to the Schwarz Group, which also includes hypermarket chain Kaufland.

Lidl is the chief competitor of the German discount chain Aldi in several markets.