New High Wycombe Lidl creates 20 jobs
3:40pm Monday 16th April 2012 in Where I Live By James Nadal
New High Wycombe Lidl creates 20 jobs
TWENTY new jobs are being created as a supermarket chain comes to High Wycombe.
Lidl will open on West Richardson Street at the bottom of Desborough Avenue on April 26.
The company, which started as Lidl & Schwarz Grocery Wholesale in 1930s Germany, began trading in the UK in 1994.
The official ribbon cutting of the new store will be done by Wycombe District Council Deputy Leader Cllr Arif Hussain.
The Conservative politician, who is heading the council's fight to tackle unemployment, hailed the supermarket's introduction as good news for the district's economy.
“I’m particularly pleased to see the development of this new supermarket come to fruition as it is marks another step in the continued growth of High Wycombe,” he said.
"I welcome Lidl’s investment in our local economy and the benefit of new jobs and increased consumer choice that it brings.
“The regeneration and redevelopment projects across the area demonstrate the dedication and passion that already exists amongst investors. “We are determined to make real progress to revitalise the district and deliver a better future for the people who live here."
Georgina Hall of Lidl said: “The new High Wycombe store not only offers a value for money shopping experience to local residents but it has also created 20 new jobs, which is positive news in the current economic climate.”
Comments(45)
demoness the second
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4:13pm Mon 16 Apr 12
Marmite XO wrote:We have a Lidl in Aylesbury. It is a weird place. Everything is thrown everywhere, the stuff all looks second hand and you can't get out once you are in without going through a check out.
So it's official. Wycombe is a dump.
Time to bring in the bulldozers and start again.
It also looks like it could do with a good scrub to be honest.
It may be cheap but I don't like it at all and how people do a week's shopping there, god only knows.
KentP
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4:19pm Mon 16 Apr 12
Scarletto
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4:21pm Mon 16 Apr 12
demoness the second
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4:23pm Mon 16 Apr 12
KentP wrote:Well 2 out of 3 ain't bad! :)))
all things considered, I suspect I'll continue to shop at Sainsburys/Tesco/M&a
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Lorrainej
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4:24pm Mon 16 Apr 12
demoness the second wrote:I have been to Lidl in Majorca, clean, fresh produce, exactly what I would expect in any supermarket there. I went to the one in Slough, walked in and walked straight back out, grim or what. Why would that be I wonder.
Marmite XO wrote: So it's official. Wycombe is a dump. Time to bring in the bulldozers and start again.We have a Lidl in Aylesbury. It is a weird place. Everything is thrown everywhere, the stuff all looks second hand and you can't get out once you are in without going through a check out. It also looks like it could do with a good scrub to be honest. It may be cheap but I don't like it at all and how people do a week's shopping there, god only knows.
Cyclo
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4:44pm Mon 16 Apr 12
KentP
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4:50pm Mon 16 Apr 12
Lorrainej wrote:I have to pass that lidl every day on the way to work (the slough one I mean (sadly))
demoness the second wrote:I have been to Lidl in Majorca, clean, fresh produce, exactly what I would expect in any supermarket there. I went to the one in Slough, walked in and walked straight back out, grim or what. Why would that be I wonder.
Marmite XO wrote: So it's official. Wycombe is a dump. Time to bring in the bulldozers and start again.We have a Lidl in Aylesbury. It is a weird place. Everything is thrown everywhere, the stuff all looks second hand and you can't get out once you are in without going through a check out. It also looks like it could do with a good scrub to be honest. It may be cheap but I don't like it at all and how people do a week's shopping there, god only knows.
not been in there, but they've completely rebuilt it in the last year, so I assume it must have improved at least a *little* bit between iterations
shame its still in slough though!
KentP
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4:53pm Mon 16 Apr 12
demoness the second wrote:hey, Tesco does the *best* dried mango... its not such a bad vendor of groceries
KentP wrote:Well 2 out of 3 ain't bad! :)))
all things considered, I suspect I'll continue to shop at Sainsburys/Tesco/M&a
mp;a
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and I'm most surprised you don't also boycott the House of Jamie Oliver!
demoness the second
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5:07pm Mon 16 Apr 12
KentP wrote:I just don't buy his stuff :)))
demoness the second wrote:hey, Tesco does the *best* dried mango... its not such a bad vendor of groceries
KentP wrote:Well 2 out of 3 ain't bad! :)))
all things considered, I suspect I'll continue to shop at Sainsburys/Tesco/M&a
mp;a
mp;a
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and I'm most surprised you don't also boycott the House of Jamie Oliver!
They do lovely shoes though...:))
KentP
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5:16pm Mon 16 Apr 12
demoness the second wrote:yeah that's how I get around my dislike of the mockney oaf too... their low-fat houmous is very nice
KentP wrote:I just don't buy his stuff :)))
demoness the second wrote:hey, Tesco does the *best* dried mango... its not such a bad vendor of groceries
KentP wrote:Well 2 out of 3 ain't bad! :)))
all things considered, I suspect I'll continue to shop at Sainsburys/Tesco/M&a
mp;a
mp;a
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and I'm most surprised you don't also boycott the House of Jamie Oliver!
They do lovely shoes though...:))
demoness the second
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5:19pm Mon 16 Apr 12
KentP wrote:Now I am talking about the House of Fraser re the lovely shoes.
demoness the second wrote:yeah that's how I get around my dislike of the mockney oaf too... their low-fat houmous is very nice
KentP wrote:I just don't buy his stuff :)))
demoness the second wrote:hey, Tesco does the *best* dried mango... its not such a bad vendor of groceries
KentP wrote:Well 2 out of 3 ain't bad! :)))
all things considered, I suspect I'll continue to shop at Sainsburys/Tesco/M&a
mp;a
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and I'm most surprised you don't also boycott the House of Jamie Oliver!
They do lovely shoes though...:))
I am completely confused as to what you are talking about now...
Did you mean Sainsbury's ???
Lorrainej
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5:21pm Mon 16 Apr 12
KentP wrote:Have you tried his recipe for Fantastic Fish Pie, lovely.
demoness the second wrote:yeah that's how I get around my dislike of the mockney oaf too... their low-fat houmous is very niceKentP wrote:I just don't buy his stuff :))) They do lovely shoes though...:))demoness the second wrote:hey, Tesco does the *best* dried mango... its not such a bad vendor of groceries and I'm most surprised you don't also boycott the House of Jamie Oliver!KentP wrote: all things considered, I suspect I'll continue to shop at Sainsburys/Tesco/M&aWell 2 out of 3 ain't bad! :)))
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KentP
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5:21pm Mon 16 Apr 12
demoness the second
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5:22pm Mon 16 Apr 12
KentP wrote:I think he lost the contract.
oh... yeah... does he not sponsor Sainsbury's anymore?!
Good - odious little toad.
KentP
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5:26pm Mon 16 Apr 12
Lorrainej wrote:I fear it would be too salty for my palate, as were I to ever willfully line his pockets, tears of dismay would stream down my face into the food below :)
KentP wrote:Have you tried his recipe for Fantastic Fish Pie, lovely.
demoness the second wrote:yeah that's how I get around my dislike of the mockney oaf too... their low-fat houmous is very niceKentP wrote:I just don't buy his stuff :))) They do lovely shoes though...:))demoness the second wrote:hey, Tesco does the *best* dried mango... its not such a bad vendor of groceries and I'm most surprised you don't also boycott the House of Jamie Oliver!KentP wrote: all things considered, I suspect I'll continue to shop at Sainsburys/Tesco/M&aWell 2 out of 3 ain't bad! :)))
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I'll let you know if I ever try it though, I like fish pie so I may end up eating my words immediately after finishing the pie
Lorrainej
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5:28pm Mon 16 Apr 12
mysterymoaner
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6:37pm Mon 16 Apr 12
Lorrainej
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6:48pm Mon 16 Apr 12
mysterymoaner wrote:ok
i have a job in the new lidl u lot need to stop writing rubbish about it if u dont wanna shop there dont bloody go init
mumbles26
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9:02pm Mon 16 Apr 12
mysterymoaner wrote:I hereby rest my case, 'innit' !!!!
i have a job in the new lidl u lot need to stop writing rubbish about it if u dont wanna shop there dont bloody go init
demoness the second
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9:27pm Mon 16 Apr 12
mumbles26 wrote:I don't think he/she is serious...
mysterymoaner wrote:I hereby rest my case, 'innit' !!!!
i have a job in the new lidl u lot need to stop writing rubbish about it if u dont wanna shop there dont bloody go init
anyone can write like that!
I think they are having a bit of a joke - innit... ;)))
deecee01
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11:30pm Mon 16 Apr 12
Bookermum
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12:12am Tue 17 Apr 12
bluebanana
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8:14am Tue 17 Apr 12
But back to Lidl, if you dont like it, dont use it & shop somewhere else, i.e. my approach to Wycombe in general. Any new business has to be a good thing? However, the arrival of budget stores is not always good in the long term. Newport, S Wales is a prime example which is now economically & socially dead.
wayneo
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10:06am Tue 17 Apr 12
Lorrainej wrote:How to cook like heston's mashed potatoe and lemon tart is out of this world, as was his Christmas pud last year :-)
KentP wrote:Have you tried his recipe for Fantastic Fish Pie, lovely.demoness the second wrote:yeah that's how I get around my dislike of the mockney oaf too... their low-fat houmous is very niceKentP wrote:I just don't buy his stuff :))) They do lovely shoes though...:))demoness the second wrote:hey, Tesco does the *best* dried mango... its not such a bad vendor of groceries and I'm most surprised you don't also boycott the House of Jamie Oliver!KentP wrote: all things considered, I suspect I'll continue to shop at Sainsburys/Tesco/M&aWell 2 out of 3 ain't bad! :)))
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Fit2drop
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1:09pm Tue 17 Apr 12
chris toff
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1:18pm Tue 17 Apr 12
small one
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2:27pm Tue 17 Apr 12
TheHorsesMouth
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4:23pm Tue 17 Apr 12
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They do a decent budget German sausage,...
DaveGEE
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5:24pm Tue 17 Apr 12
oh, too late
Voyeur
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5:53pm Tue 17 Apr 12
I have noticed that the quality of goods in Waitrose has dropped off recently, so perhaps ther are trying to compete with Lidl earlyish? :-)
Plus ça change...
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7:58pm Tue 17 Apr 12
But we should have one of everything!!!
This is Wycombe...
Where can I buy a wet suit?
chris toff
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10:05pm Tue 17 Apr 12
Plus ça change... wrote:Actually you can buy a wetsuit through TWO SEASONS Store in Eden unit 10 30 Newland street h/wyc 01494437482 ....... lol
Excellent.
But we should have one of everything!!!
This is Wycombe...
Where can I buy a wet suit?
J B Blackett
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11:58pm Tue 17 Apr 12
Plus ça change... wrote:Why don't you just get an old suit of yours and wet that ?
Excellent.
But we should have one of everything!!!
This is Wycombe...
Where can I buy a wet suit?
J B Blackett
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12:04am Wed 18 Apr 12
bluebanana wrote:May I , on behalf of all Wycombe people , say a big 'Thank You' to you for staying away from Wycombe.
Doesn't bother me at all. I avoid Wycombe at all costs anyway, even though some of its shops are nearer to me than their alternatives. I can't even drive through the place to get to somewhere else, I have to avoid completely. Which is a shame really as it has potential & would be a lot more convenient for me if I could actually go shopping there.
But back to Lidl, if you dont like it, dont use it & shop somewhere else, i.e. my approach to Wycombe in general. Any new business has to be a good thing? However, the arrival of budget stores is not always good in the long term. Newport, S Wales is a prime example which is now economically & socially dead.
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They will be eternally grateful for such a merciful deliverance. Now where can they send the next ASBO award you get ?
J B Blackett
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1:52am Wed 18 Apr 12
More than 80 per cent of meat samples from the German-owned retailer carried the Red Tractor logo, indicating the meat was from accredited UK farms.
This compared to 74 per cent for Morrisons, 67 per cent for Asda, 51 per cent for Tesco and just 18 per cent for Sainsbury’s. Only one in 20 products from Waitrose were accredited by the scheme.
More than two-thirds of Britons said they prefer to buy British meat and poultry.
Georgina Hall from Lidl said: “We are proud of the quality of our fresh British meat and poultry range and we will continue to do our bit to help boost the UK economy by buying from British farms.”
demoness the second
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7:12am Wed 18 Apr 12
J B Blackett wrote:I'm not disputing that JBB. I just do not like the way they set out the shop. Now if that makes me some sort of raging snob then so be it. Maybe the one in Wycombe will be different - I hope so. I would rather shop in there than the pit that is Tescos anyway.
DISCOUNT supermarket Lidl has come top of the table for the best fresh British produce.
More than 80 per cent of meat samples from the German-owned retailer carried the Red Tractor logo, indicating the meat was from accredited UK farms.
This compared to 74 per cent for Morrisons, 67 per cent for Asda, 51 per cent for Tesco and just 18 per cent for Sainsbury’s. Only one in 20 products from Waitrose were accredited by the scheme.
More than two-thirds of Britons said they prefer to buy British meat and poultry.
Georgina Hall from Lidl said: “We are proud of the quality of our fresh British meat and poultry range and we will continue to do our bit to help boost the UK economy by buying from British farms.”
If a place does not look clean and efficient it does put you off. Perhaps Aylesbury just needs to buck it's ideas up a bit :)
bluebanana
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9:24am Wed 18 Apr 12
If I could get in, out or through HW without getting beeped at, getting cut up, getting stuck in queues etc I wouldn't have a problem.
As it stands, JB Blackett, your attitude is not a glowing advertisment for the town you love - that is if you are trying to somehow promote it. If likely to meet people like you on the streets of Wycombe, I am happy to stay away.
dtap
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10:46am Wed 18 Apr 12
Dr James
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11:54am Wed 18 Apr 12
Marmite XO wrote:ha ha great line..........but I think it officially became a dump somewhere in the 70's ...innit
So it's official. Wycombe is a dump. Time to bring in the bulldozers and start again.
Where better to put a Lidl...... at the bottom of Desborough Avenue......the case rests M'Lud
J B Blackett
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2:16pm Wed 18 Apr 12
bluebanana wrote:Thank you for that small mercy.
My next ASBO?! Just because I choose to avoid the congestion of HW roads doesn't make me anti social!
If I could get in, out or through HW without getting beeped at, getting cut up, getting stuck in queues etc I wouldn't have a problem.
As it stands, JB Blackett, your attitude is not a glowing advertisment for the town you love - that is if you are trying to somehow promote it. If likely to meet people like you on the streets of Wycombe, I am happy to stay away.
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The delighted denizens of Wycombe will be eternally grateful for all Wycombe haters , sneering so-superior snobs and woe-begotten waspish whingers for staying away.
J B Blackett
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2:23pm Wed 18 Apr 12
demoness the second wrote:I concur wholeheartedly. A scruffy badly presented outfit does put one off , whether it's for food or not.
J B Blackett wrote:I'm not disputing that JBB. I just do not like the way they set out the shop. Now if that makes me some sort of raging snob then so be it. Maybe the one in Wycombe will be different - I hope so. I would rather shop in there than the pit that is Tescos anyway.
DISCOUNT supermarket Lidl has come top of the table for the best fresh British produce.
More than 80 per cent of meat samples from the German-owned retailer carried the Red Tractor logo, indicating the meat was from accredited UK farms.
This compared to 74 per cent for Morrisons, 67 per cent for Asda, 51 per cent for Tesco and just 18 per cent for Sainsbury’s. Only one in 20 products from Waitrose were accredited by the scheme.
More than two-thirds of Britons said they prefer to buy British meat and poultry.
Georgina Hall from Lidl said: “We are proud of the quality of our fresh British meat and poultry range and we will continue to do our bit to help boost the UK economy by buying from British farms.”
If a place does not look clean and efficient it does put you off. Perhaps Aylesbury just needs to buck it's ideas up a bit :)
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And there are still quite a few of that type of outlet around - all over the place. But not in Marlow - surely not.
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luke1989
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4:28pm Fri 20 Apr 12
dtap
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4:49pm Fri 20 Apr 12
luke1989 wrote:Ouch - very wry, had to smile.
i am sure with the olympics soon the border agency will be able to let another 20 in the country to take the jobs
Brittunculus
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8:23pm Sat 28 Apr 12
Marmite XO says...
4:08pm Mon 16 Apr 12
Time to bring in the bulldozers and start again.