LIDL GB ON THE LOOKOUT FOR OVER 1,000 NEW COLLEAGUES

• Fastest-growing, highest-paying supermarket in the UK to recruit over 1,000 new roles across stores and warehouses, including Customer Assistants, Cleaners and Warehouse Operatives
• New recruits to benefit from highest starting pay in the industry
• Lidl holding warehouse open days, with successful candidates getting job offers on the spot

4th October 2022: Lidl GB, the fastest-growing and highest paying supermarket in the UK announces that it will be recruiting for over 1,000 new hourly paid roles over the next five months.

The roles, which span across stores and warehouses and include Customer Assistants, Cleaners and Warehouse Operatives, will benefit from industry leading pay. New recruits will earn a minimum of £10.90 an hour outside of London and £11.95 inside the M25; the highest starting pay of any other supermarket in the UK.

All new jobs will be permanent and include full and part-time positions, which will see pay increase up to £12.00 and £13.00 with length of service, depending on location.

The supermarket, which last week opened three brand new stores in Alperton, Oxford and Gillingham is set to open further new stores over the next five months.

Lidl is currently the fastest growing supermarket in the UK with sales growing 20.9% in the 12 weeks to 4 September[1] – the fastest rate of growth since October 2014. Over 1.5 million more customers are shopping with Lidl this year than in 2021 and in total, with three in five Brits shopping with Lidl in the past year – a record new high. 

It is also in the process of recruiting for warehouses, including for its Belvedere warehouse which is undergoing a total redevelopment and recently completed the first phase of its expansion programme. The supermarket is also set to open its new Luton distribution centre next year, which it began recruitment for back in March.

To make it as easy as possible for warehouse candidates to secure roles, Lidl will be holding recruitment open days across its warehouses, with the option for successful candidates to sign contracts on the day*. 

Nan Gibson, Lidl GB’s Chief HR Officer commented: “We’re incredibly proud of our colleagues across the country, whose hard work and loyalty mean that we are the fastest growing supermarket, with over 1.5m more people shopping with us than last year. As our customer base continues to grow, and as we open more new stores and warehouses, we need more people to join team Lidl. Not only will new colleagues be the highest paid in the industry as a result of our newly increased rates, they also be part of an amazing team of people that are working to help make good food accessible to all households, at a time that is so needed.”

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Notes to Editors

[1] Kantar Worldpanel

*Upcoming Lidl GB Open days:

• Doncaster: 8th October, 24th October, 7th November, 21st November
• Wednesbury: 19th October, 8th November
• Exeter: 17th October, 21st November
• Belvedere: 12th October
• Runcorn: 10th October
• Peterborough: 15th October

About Lidl GB

Since establishing itself in Great Britain in 1994, Lidl GB has experienced continuous growth and today has over 28,000 employees, over 935 stores and 13 distribution centres in England, Scotland and Wales.

As part of the Schwarz retail group, Lidl is one of Europe’s leading organisations in the food retail industry. The supermarket, which has more than 360,000 employees globally, currently operates approximately 12,000 stores and more than 200 warehouses and distribution centres in 31 countries.

The supermarket takes pride in providing its customers with the highest quality products at the lowest possible prices throughout Great Britain, from Kirkwall to the Isle of Wight. Social responsibility and sustainability are at the core of the company's daily operations, with the company placing a strong emphasis on its responsibility for people, society, and the environment. Lidl GB is passionate about working with British producers and sources two thirds of its products from British suppliers.

The Schwarz Group, which operates worldwide as a retail group, generated a turnover of €133.6 billion in the financial year 2021.

For more information about Lidl GB visit https://corporate.lidl.co.uk/