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German retailer Lidl to open first Bulgarian stores on November 25
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German discount retailer Lidl will open its first outlets in Bulgaria on November 25 2010, the company said.
The shops will be in 11 cities, including Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Stara Zagora, Pazardzhik, Sliven, Kurdjali, Petrich, Montana, Lovech and Gabrovo.
Lidl, which recently opened a logistics hub near Elin Pelin, has been gearing up to enter the Bulgarian market for a couple of years.
At the start of 2010, Lidl reached an agreement to acquire the Bulgarian and Romanian business of German sector player Plus.
The deal, stipulating the purchase of 23 Bulgarian and 96 Romanian stores, has already been cleared by the antitrust regulators of the Bulgaria and Romania.
German consumer goods retailer Penny Market is deemed Lidl's strongest competitor. Penny Market opened its first Bulgarian stores in the autumn of 2009 and said that it planned to open a total 50 outlets by the end of 2010.
Source: Dnevnik.bg
The shops will be in 11 cities, including Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Stara Zagora, Pazardzhik, Sliven, Kurdjali, Petrich, Montana, Lovech and Gabrovo.
Lidl, which recently opened a logistics hub near Elin Pelin, has been gearing up to enter the Bulgarian market for a couple of years.
At the start of 2010, Lidl reached an agreement to acquire the Bulgarian and Romanian business of German sector player Plus.
The deal, stipulating the purchase of 23 Bulgarian and 96 Romanian stores, has already been cleared by the antitrust regulators of the Bulgaria and Romania.
German consumer goods retailer Penny Market is deemed Lidl's strongest competitor. Penny Market opened its first Bulgarian stores in the autumn of 2009 and said that it planned to open a total 50 outlets by the end of 2010.
Source: Dnevnik.bg
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Dear Sirs!
I understood about yours new opening "LIDL" store in Sofia-Bulgaria on 25th of November,but IT has't clear new address of it?!Or that will be the secret of yours this time?
Penny Market has already turned the Penny and gone for the Bulgarian Product line and has no future. They are no longer different from other Bulgarian supermarkets. Same products, same prices and very little to compare with a normal Penny Market. Bether name: BG Market.
I have seen how Lidl all around Europe maintain the good offers and the good food, especially from Germany and hope they will keep this policy here in BG.
Harrods? Bulgarians could not afford to shop in such a great store.
It is bad news. For every new LIDL 10 little shops (owned by Bulgarians) close. This is extremely bad for the local economy.
next it be harrods