New Lidl supermarket to open in London Road, High Wycombe on Thursday 15th October 2020
A new Lidl supermarket is to open in London Road, High Wycombe on Thursday 15th October 2020.
The supermarket at 300 London Road, High Wycombe, will open its doors for the first time at 7.00am on Thursday 15th October 2020.
The new store, has created around 40 new jobs for the local community, has a sales area of 1,733m² and will feature facilities such as an in-store bakery, longer-style tills, customer toilets, baby changing and ample parking for both cars and bicycles.
The store opening times will be between 8.00am to 10.00pm from Monday to Saturday and 10.00am to 4.00pm on Sunday.
During the first week of opening the supermarket will be offering exclusive deals and offers on selected products including a Vileda VR One cleaning robot (£39.99), a Singer 2282 Tradition Sewing Machine (£39.99) and a Toshiba 43″ Full HD Smart TV (£129).
The new store will provide surplus food and customer donations to Disraeli Coronavirus Community Support Group, who deliver to local food banks which feed some of the most disadvantaged in the community. This is delivered through Lidl’s Feed it Back scheme, which is run in partnership with Neighbourly and connects Lidl stores up and down the country with local charities, food banks, community cafes and kitchens, putting quality food surplus to good use every day.
Lidl GB’s Regional Head of Property, Jeremy Lee, said: ‘We would like to thank all those who have played a part in bringing this new Lidl store to High Wycombe. It is great for us to be able to create more jobs and investment opportunities in the area, and we can’t wait to start serving our multi-award winning products to the local community.‘
As per current government guidance, the wearing of face coverings in supermarkets is now mandatory across England. Lidl is also operating a range of social distancing measures to help maintain a safe store environment for both colleagues and customers. These include clear communication across the store, including floor markings, reminding customers of the importance of maintaining a two-metre distance from each other when shopping, along with regular tannoy announcements.
Dedicated cleaning stations are also in place at store entrances, including hand sanitiser, disinfectant and wipes, for customer to use on their trolleys and baskets.
The supermarket has also installed protective screens at checkouts and protective visors and masks have been made available for colleagues to wear in accordance with government guidance, and is continuing to encourage customers to pay by contactless payment methods where possible.
*Source of article : Press release from Lidl GB.
