Lidl is planning opening of 20 shops in Serbia in March 2018

As stated, management is planning to open first facilities in USA in the same year and two years later in Russia.

For Serbia, simultaneously, rather than partially opening of exactly 20 facilities that will be located in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Bor, Zrenjanin, Krusevac, Smederevo, Nis, Subotica was planned previously. Planning is serious and they are done a few years in advance and Germans do not pay much attention to media or daily political statements.

In the first stage, 10 will be built and in the second 10 facilities more. Distribution center will be in Nova Pazova wherefrom goods will be delivered for every shop.

Lidl has been operating under this name since 1930 and only in Europe it has shops in 26 countries.