Lidl continues its investments locally by opening two new stores in Vladimirescu commune and Râmnicu Vâlcea. The Lidl store in Vladimirescu commune, Arad county, has a sales area of over 1,400 square meters and has 118 parking spaces. The Lidl store inaugurated in Râmnicu Vâlcea municipality, Vâlcea county, has a sales area of over 1,300 square meters and has 96 parking spaces. With the inauguration of these stores, over 50 new jobs were created. Lidl currently operates over 12,350 stores and over 225 logistics centers and warehouses in 31 countries. Currently, Lidl has approximately 376,000 employees, of which over 12,000 are in Romania, where the German retailer has over 350 stores and 6 logistics centers.