Private company

Lidl

Trademark used by two Germany-based discount chains

Lidl (German: [ˈliːdl̩] LEE-dl) is a German supermarket brand trademark used by two international discount supermarket chains from Germany. Lidl is the chief competitor of the German discount chain Aldi in several markets.² From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1973Founded¹

Industryfood retail sector, retail¹
HeadquartersNeckarsulm¹
Websitewww.lidl.de
Legal formKommanditgesellschaft, Stiftung & Co. KG¹

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The story

Founded by Dieter Schwarz in 1973.¹

Leadership

Who has led Lidl, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderDieter Schwarz¹

Products and brands

discount store

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Schwarz Group

Owners

PVG Geschäftsführungs-KG 50%
SB Lidl 50%

Subsidiaries

Lidl Bulgaria
Lidl Eesti
Lidl Finland
Lidl France
Lidl Holding
Lidl Lithuania
Lidl Magyarország
Lidl Nederland GmbH
Lidl Romania
Lidl Schweiz
Lidl Srbija
Lidl Sverige
Lidl Österreich
Lidl Česká republika

Also owns

Freeway Cola

From Wikidata.¹

Employees over time

2019178,741¹
2015130,782¹

Timeline

1973Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataLidl on Wikidata
2
WikipediaLidl on Wikipedia