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Lidl

German global discount supermarket chain
Organization supermarket_chain Q151954
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Summary

Lidl is a supermarket chain[1]. Lidl ranks in the top 0.53% of supermarket chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,255 views/month, #1 of 187).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: BigBrotherAwards[3]
  • Member of: Food Federation Germany[4], Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel Deutschland[5], Deutsches Institut für Compliance[6], Partnership for Sustainable Textiles[7], Handelsverband Deutschland - Der Einzelhandel[8], Bundesverband des Deutschen Lebensmittelhandels[9], Verband Deutscher Kühlhäuser und Kühllogistikunternehmen[10], DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem[11], Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister[12], Business Social Compliance Initiative[13], Bund Getränkeverpackungen der Zukunft[14]
  • Country: Germany[15]
  • Instance of: business[16], discount store[17]
  • Founder: Dieter Schwarz[18]
  • Owned by: SB Lidl[19], PVG Geschäftsführungs-KG[20]
  • Headquarters location: Neckarsulm[21]
  • Child organization or unit: Lidl Česká republika[22], Lidl Finland[23], Lidl France[24], Lidl Holding[25], Lidl Österreich[26], Lidl Magyarország[27], Lidl Bulgaria[28], Lidl Serbia[29], Lidl Romania[30], Lidl Sverige[31], Lidl Schweiz[32], Lidl Lithuania[33]
  • Commons category: Lidl[34]
  • Industry: food retail sector[35], retail[36]
  • Inception: January 1, 1973[37]
  • Parent organization or unit: Schwarz Group[38]
  • Official website: https://www.lidl.de[39], https://www.lidl.es[40], https://www.lidl.com[41], https://www.lidl.co.uk[42], https://www.lidl.it[43], https://www.lidl-hellas.gr[44], https://www.lidl.ch/de[45], https://www.lidl.ro[46], https://www.lidl.nl[47], https://www.lidl.fr[48], https://www.lidl.pl[49], https://www.lidl.be[50], https://www.lidl.dk[51], https://www.lidl.hu[52]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lidl[53]
  • Commons gallery: Lidl[54]
  • Director / manager: Dieter Schwarz[55]
  • Product or material produced: discount store[56]
  • Employees: 130,782[57], 178,741[58]
  • Motto text: Lidl lohnt sich.[59]
  • Legal form: Stiftung & Co. KG[60], Kommanditgesellschaft[61]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Lidl include Lidl Arena[62], an association football venue[63], in Switzerland[64], founded in 1963[65].

Why It Matters

Lidl has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Lidl is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

Entities named for Lidl include Lidl Arena[62], an association football venue[63], in Switzerland[64], founded in 1963[65].

FAQs

What awards did Lidl receive?

Honors received include BigBrotherAwards[3].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . European Register of Market Participants. Retrieved . acer-remit.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . European Register of Market Participants. Retrieved . acer-remit.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [4] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . lebensmittelverband.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  26. [6] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  27. [7] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . textilbuendnis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [8] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  29. [9] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  30. [10] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  31. [11] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  32. [12] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  33. [13] ↑ . textilbuendnis.com. Retrieved . textilbuendnis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [14] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  53. [55] ↑ . lecho.be. lecho.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  56. [58] ↑ . bundesanzeiger.de. bundesanzeiger.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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