4 New Grocery Stores Open In MD; Company Plans Statewide Growth

MARYLAND — Four new Lidl grocery stores will open in Maryland this Wednesday. The stores will be in Brooklyn Park, Takoma Park, Timonium and Oxon Hill.

These grocers are a few of the 10 that the company plans to open in Maryland. The chain currently has nine stores in the state.

"It is exciting news that a fast-growing global company like Lidl is continuing to invest and offer good-paying job opportunities at a time when they are needed the most," Gov. Larry Hogan said in an August press release announcing the stores. "We welcome these new stores to our communities, and look forward to working with Lidl to ensure their continued growth and success in Maryland."

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The first Lidl opened in Germany in 1973. After expanding around Europe, the grocer opened its first U.S. store in 2017.

The chain currently has more than 100 locations in America. Though Lidl is growing, two of its North Carolina sites will close, Business Insider reports.

The $500 million expansion plan calls for 50 new stores across nine east coast states. This will bring about 2,000 jobs to the region. Hogan said the forthcoming Maryland stores will create about 400 jobs in the state.

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"This is more good news for our economic recovery, and will help more Marylanders get back to work," Hogan said.

New Maryland Locations

The four newest stores will cut the ribbon on Wednesday between 7:15 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. The first 100 customers at each location will get a gift card worth between $5 and $100.

Each store will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Here are their addresses:

• Brooklyn Park: 5722 Ritchie Highway
• Takoma Park: 6881 New Hampshire Ave.
• Timonium: 15 E. Padonia Road
• Oxon Hill: 6111 Livingston Road

Here is a list of all 10 stores planned in Maryland:

• Annapolis (Anne Arundel County) on Solomons Island Road
• Brooklyn Park (Anne Arundel County) on Ritchie Highway
• Columbia (Howard County) on Little Patuxent Parkway
• Glen Burnie (Anne Arundel County) on Ritchie Highway
• Frederick (Frederick County) on W. Patrick Street
• Montgomery Village (Montgomery County) on Montgomery Village Avenue
• Oxon Hill (Prince George’s County) on Livingston Road
• Takoma Park (Montgomery County) on New Hampshire Avenue
• Timonium (Baltimore County) on East Padonia Road
• Wheaton (Montgomery County) on Randolph Road

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