Lidl offers £22.5k to scout new stores as part of UK growth plan  

'Our finder’s fees are... available to absolutely anyone who can identify a viable option for a new store that we’re not already aware of'

Lidl GB, part of Germany's Schwarz retail group, currently trades from about 920 UK stores. It does not trade online.

German-owned discounter Lidl will pay members of the British public who identify previously undiscovered sites for new stores that can help the retailer reach its target of 1,100 UK outlets by the end of 2025.

Britain's sixth-largest grocer said the fee would be either 1.5% of the total freehold purchase price or 10% of the first year’s rent for leaseholds, which would equate to £22,500 (€26,720) for a completed £1.5m site purchase.