Dublin Ladies Gaelic Football Captain Carla Rowe was the guest of honour to cut the ribbon and officially open Lidl Ireland’s brand-new store on Main Street Upper in Newcastle, Dublin, this morning. Crowds gathered early to be amongst the first shoppers across the door to enjoy opening day entertainment and exclusive in-store offers.
The highly anticipated new store offers customers a premium shopping experience, with a modern fit out including high ceilings, wide aisles, and a large sales floor.
The first ten shoppers through the doors received complimentary vouchers to shop Lidl’s renowned range of high-quality products at market-leading value, and huge savings on middle aisle favourites.
To mark the opening, the store team in Newcastle welcomed John Kinsella from neighbouring St Finian’s Community Hall to accept a donation of €1,000 in Lidl vouchers. The volunteer-led group run the local facility for the benefit of the whole community, providing a welcoming space for everyone to socialise and avail of support.
Speaking at the opening of the store, Lidl Newcastle Store Manager Dawn Hayden said:
“We’ve been looking forward to finally opening the doors of our brand new, state-of-the-art store here in Newcastle. I’m thrilled to see customers out in force today and to feel the hugely warm welcome from everyone. Newcastle is a booming community, and this new store opening has been highly anticipated by local residents. So, we’re delighted to welcome everyone to enjoy this unrivalled shopping experience with Ireland’s best value discount retailer.
With this new store opening, we have a brand-new team of 30 colleagues, and it’s been a very proud moment for us as we’ve worked hard behind the scenes to get the store ready. It’s great to see the team’s hard work pay off with a successful opening today. Many thanks to Carla Rowe for supporting us today and giving us that star power!”
LGFA legend and Dublin captain Carla Rowe, said:
“The atmosphere here at the opening of Lidl Newcastle has been fantastic, it’s great to see local shoppers out enjoying the new store and snapping up those opening day bargains. Newcastle is really thriving at the moment, so the new Lidl store is a significant addition to the town and a great place to shop. I’d encourage everyone to come down and check out the store.”
The opening of Lidl’s Newcastle store represents a major investment for Lidl, both in the local community and in its wider retail estate portfolio which now comprises a network of 52 stores in Dublin alone.
Lidl Ireland currently employs more than 6,000 employees in its 179 stores, Head Office in Tallaght and three distribution centres and regional offices based in Charleville, Mullingar, and Newbridge.
