has earmarked several new sites in a as part of a £500m expansion investment. Four sites in Swindon have been identified as possible locations for opening new stores, with nearby Wroughton and Marlborough also being identified as desirable locations, it has been reported.

It comes as the popular budget supermarket plans to open more than 40 new stores this financial year. Further details about the exact locations of the new stores within the town have yet to be disclosed. However, Lidl's latest site requirement brochure includes the names Swindon - East, Swindon - South, Swindon - South East, and Swindon - West as potential areas for expansion, reports the .

Richard Taylor, Chief Real Estate Officer at Lidl GB, said: "This level of investment is a clear sign of our ambition.

"As we enter our fourth decade in Great Britain and hurtle towards a thousand stores, there are still so many parts of the country crying out for convenient access to a Lidl store.

"That's why we welcome the measures proposed in the Government's Planning and Infrastructure Bill - they recognise the urgent need to remove barriers to development and support the kind of growth we at Lidl are working towards."

Swindon is already home to four Lidl stores, located at Greenbridge Retail Park, Thamesdown Drive, Barnfield Road, and Bright Street.

Construction of a new Lidl supermarket at Marsh Farm in Royal Wootton Bassett commenced in January 2025, featuring plans for a 125-space car park and a country park.

In March, Swindon residents voiced their desire for more supermarket choices in the town centre, following several major closures in recent years that have significantly reduced shopping options for locals.