Major discount retailer to build new 600,000 sq ft distribution centre in Bristol

One of the UK’s (and Europe’s) best-known discount retailers has revealed plans to open a new 600,000 sq ft distribution centre in Bristol, replacing its existing site in Weston-Super-Mare, a news report in the local business media has found.

Low-cost retailer Lidl has acquired the 33-acre site on Central Park in Avonmouth from Delta Properties for a new regional distribution centre (RDC).

It is the fourth new distribution centre announced in the past 12 months and follows the recent submission of a planning application for a 500,000 facility near Exeter.

The Bristol-based RDC will be double the size Lidl’s existing warehouse in Weston-Super-Mare and will allow it to accommodate the scale of future operations within the region as part of its UK expansion plans.

Existing employees have been told that their roles will be retained at the new premises, with further jobs also expected to be created.

Adrienne Howells, Lidl UK head of warehouse expansion, said: "It’s an incredibly exciting time for Lidl as our sales performance continues to outperform the market. We are therefore working hard to ensure that the right infrastructure is in place for us to manage increased customer demand.

"We have big ambitions within the South West of England and our proposed new RDCs, both in Bristol and East Devon, will help to fulfil our expansion plans whilst continuing to service our existing stores in the regions."

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