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More Lidl discount grocery stores coming to the U.S.

The German-based discount grocery chain, Lidl, announced they will have up to 150 U.S. locations by the end of 2021. Lidl is set to invest over $500 million into 50 new stores in nine states by the end of 2021.

The new stores will be located in Virginia, Delaware, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. The new Lidl chain locations will also generate jobs for nearly 2,000 employees.

Lidl will also be closing two under-performing locations in Shelby and Havelock, North Carolina. Lidl originally planned to open 100 stores in the US by 2018 but scaled back in order to reach its goal by 2020.

Lidl opened stores in the U.S. with low discount prices to compete with other discount grocery chains including Trader Joe. A recent study indicates that Lidl offers prices 45 percent lower than Trader Joes but offering lower prices has impacted Lidl’s early performance.

Here is a list of the upcoming locations to look out for:

New York
– 37th St., Astoria
– Larkfield Rd., East Northport
– Dogwood Ave., Franklin Square
– Middle Country Rd., Lake Grove
– Merrick Rd., Massapequa
– Sunrise Hwy., Oakdale

New Jersey
– Harbor View Marketplace, Bayonne
– Hooper Ave., Brick
– Fire Rd., Egg Harbor Township
– South Ave., Garwood
– Delsea Drive, Glassboro
– Blackwood, Gloucester Township
– S. Black Horse Pike, Lawrenceville
– Kinderkamack Rd., Park Ridge
– Park Ave., Weehawken
– St. Georges Ave., Woodbridge

Pennsylvania
– E. Baltimore Ave., Clifton Heights
– Columbia Ave., Lancaster
– Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia
– York Rd., Warminster

Delaware
– Pulaski Hwy., Bear

Maryland
– Solomons Island Rd., Annapolis
– Ritchie Hwy., Brooklyn Park
– Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia
– Ritchie Hwy., Glen Burnie
– W. Patrick St., Frederick
– Montgomery Village Ave., Montgomery Village
– Livingston Rd., Oxon Hill
– New Hampshire Ave., Takoma Park
– Padonia Rd., Timonium
– Randolph Rd., Wheaton

Virginia
– Little River Turnpike., Alexandria
– Olde Keene Mill Road., Burke
– Chantilly Crossing Ln., Chantilly
– Gallows Rd., Falls Church
– Liberia Ave., Manassas
– Leesburg Pike, Sterling

North Carolina
– Apex Peakway, Apex
– S Church St., Burlington
– S Tryon St., Charlotte
– West Mallard Creek Church Rd.

South Carolina
– Oleander Dr., Wilmington, NCDorchester Rd., North Charleston

Georgia
– Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Duluth
– Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody
– Johnson Ferry Rd., East Cobb
– Whitlock Ave SW., Marietta
– Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs
– Bells Ferry Rd., Woodstock