Lidl spending to create 2,500 jobs

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Discounter Lidl ramped up pressure on the major supermarkets today by announcing it will spend £220 million on 20 new stores, creating 2,500 jobs.

The move will take the German discount chain, backed by parent company Schwarz Group, from 600 UK stores to 620 by the end of this year.