Generali Fond Realit, managed by Generali Investments CEE and using advisory services from Generali Real Estate, has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of three Lidl supermarkets spanning 6,816 sqm, which are located in Mníšek pod Brdy, Kutná Hora and Olomouc. The transaction was completed in partnership with Czech investment group Star Capital Finance (SCF).

Lidl has chosen Apollo Nivy in Bratislava as the location of its head office in Slovakia. The relocation of more than 500 employees of the discount headquarters is planned for December of this year.

Lidl, the discount grocery chain, plans a store on Prague's Na Příkopě street. It will use the premises of a historic building, the former headquarters of the Czechoslovak Commercial Bank. The grocery store will be located next to the Hamleys toy store. Lidl expects to open a new store in the middle of the year, the Czech News Agency (ČTK) reports. Na Příkopě Street ranks around 20th in Cushman & Wakefield's ranking of the world's most expensive streets.  

The new Acteeum project – Koszalin Power Center – developed in cooperation with Leroy Merlin and Agata Meble has just gained a food anchor. As part of the largest shopping complex in the Koszalin region, Lidl will open its large-format supermarket with an area of 2,000 sqm. The construction of the Power Center in Koszalin will start this year and the opening is planned for the second half of 2022.

Real estate group Portico Investments has sold six buildings from its Romanian portfolio to Praktiker Real Estate and Lidl Romania, in two deals totaling over €8.5 million. 

Lidl Serbia plans to start the construction of a new, 60,000 sqm logistics canter in Lapovo, a city located approximately halfway between Belgrade and Nis on the A1 highway, in the coming months, local media reports.

Alpha Bank Romania has sold a 60,000 sqm plot of land in Timișoara to German retail chain Lidl and two other investors. The Romanian bank previously planned to develop a shopping centre there, Ziarul Financiar reported.

Lidl has opened its first logistics centre in the eastern part of Romania, in the town of Roman, Neamt county.

German retailer Lidl bought two XXL Mega Discount stores, located in Sibiu and Galati, from Penny Market. Each property offers 2,500 sqm of retail space. Lidl will also take over the land surrounding the stores. The transaction price is estimated to be between €6 million and €8 million, according to zf.ro.