Lidl

Lidl
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1930 (1930)
FounderJosef Schwarz
Headquarters
Bad Wimpfen, Germany (LD Stiftung)
Neckarsulm, Germany (Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG)
Number of locations
12,200 (2023)
Area served
Europe
  • Austria
    Belgium
    Bulgaria
    Croatia
    Cyprus
    Czech Republic
    Denmark
    Estonia
    Finland
    France
    Germany
    Greece
    Hungary
    Ireland
    Italy
    Latvia
    Lithuania
    Luxembourg
    Malta
    Netherlands
    Poland
    Portugal
    Romania
    Serbia
    Slovakia
    Slovenia
    Spain
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    United Kingdom
United States
Key people
ProductsDiscount supermarkets
Revenue132.1 billion (2024)
Number of employees
376,000 (2023)
ParentSchwarz Group
Websiteinfo.lidl

Lidl (German: [ˈliːdl̩] LEE-dəl) is a trademark used by two international discount supermarket chains from Germany.

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