Lidl
Headquarters in Bad Wimpfen | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Founder | Josef Schwarz |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Number of locations | 12,200 (2023) |
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| Products | Discount supermarkets |
| Revenue | €125.5 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 376,000 (2023) |
| Parent | Schwarz Group |
| Website | info.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.