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Who we are. What drives us.

Lidl stands for the highest quality at the best price – simple, trustworthy, sustainable. With products that are affordable and enable people to live better. With a shopping experience that convinces our customers every day. And with strong partnerships that help shape a future worth living – together.

Lidl in numbers

Successful worldwide

  • more than 382,400employees worldwide
  • 12,600stores in 31 countries
  • €132.1 billionstore revenue in FY24
  • 3,700products in the core assortment
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Our promise

This is what we stand for.

Quality, Price Leadership, Simplicity, Mutuality, and Responsibility – that is Lidl. Our products and private labels offer added value at the best Lidl price at all times. Our promise is a shopping experience that combines both: proximity and innovation. We seamlessly integrate our physical stores and online retail to create an even better shopping experience, and we invest in strong partnerships – always with the goal of continuously developing supply and quality.

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Our drive

Together for a future worth living

People are at the center of everything we do and at the heart of a clear promise: with everything we do, we create a better life for our customers, our employees and people across Europe. Through quality and simplicity, we make everyday life easier and a good life affordable for everyone. Together with customers, partners, policymakers and society, we drive this ambition forward – with the clear goal of shaping the future responsibly.

What we do makes an impact.

Responsibility. For today and tomorrow.

The world is changing, and we are changing with it. As an international retail company, we see it as our responsibility to make the right decisions today for tomorrow. With clear goals and concrete actions. This is how we contribute to real change.

Responsibility: A better tomorrow

Our responsibility

Shaping the future together

For us, corporate responsibility means working on the major challenges of the future – above all, reconciling sustainability and economic viability. From reducing CO2 emissions to protecting biodiversity and natural resources, to promoting healthy nutrition and fair incomes: we are active in key areas of action. Every day. Step by step. Together with employees, suppliers, partners and customers.

"Sustainability, as an integral part of our commitment to quality, is the foundation of our future viability. Together with the WWF, we are leveraging our impact across more than 30 countries to secure ecologically resilient supply chains and operate within planetary boundaries. In doing so, we are making responsible choices the attractive standard for our customers and actively driving positive change."

Kenneth McGrath
CEO of Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG

Strong partnerships

Achieving more together

Trust, responsibility and connectivity form the foundation of our global partnerships. As a reliable partner, we maintain continuous dialogue with our suppliers, business partners and external stakeholders – transparent, fair and with a long-term perspective.

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Dialogue at eye level

Close exchange with the suppliers of our key private labels such as Freeway, Milbona or Cien is a given for us. Together, we aim to create transparency, strengthen responsibility along the supply chain and grow in partnership. We place particular emphasis on long-term relationships, clear standards and open dialogue about challenges and opportunities.

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Partners for responsible supply chains

Global supply chains present complex challenges for both the environment and people – from biodiversity and resource protection to fair incomes. Lidl addresses these together with strong partners in the environmental and social sectors, who contribute expertise, clear standards and critical guidance. In this way, Lidl works to identify risks early, drive improvements and make progress along the supply chain measurable – step by step and in dialogue with all stakeholders.

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Sports Partnerships

Sport connects people, motivates them to be active and contributes to a healthy lifestyle. Lidl actively supports this idea – as the majority owner of the Lidl-Trek cycling team, and as the first strategic partner of UEFA and sponsor of major UEFA football competitions, as well as the European and World Handball Championships. At the same time, we see sport as a societal platform to promote values such as fairness, team spirit and equal opportunities.

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Careers at Lidl

Join #teamlidl

At Lidl, it’s not about who you should be, but who you are. We are looking for people who bring personality, ideas and drive to enrich our team and achieve great things together. You can expect an environment where you can grow every day: with real development opportunities, attractive pay, flexible working hours and a strong team. Appreciation is not just a word for us – it is part of everyday life.

Success story

From the first store to a global player

Since 1973, Lidl has defined the quality discount sector, standing for value-conscious shopping. However, the company’s history goes back much further – to the Schwarz merchant family in the 18th century.

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