Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Lidl, a German discount retailer, has announced the opening of five new supermarkets in Spain during October 2026, creating more than 100 stable jobs across Llinars del Vallès, Pilar de la Horadada, Cee, Vélez Málaga and Madrid.
The expansion forms part of Lidl’s plan to invest over €440 million in Spanish retail and logistics. The company aims to strengthen its presence in Catalonia, the Valencian Community, Galicia, Andalusia and the Community of Madrid as part of a broader growth strategy for fiscal 2026. Job creation is distributed evenly among the five locations, with each store expected to generate around twenty new positions.
The company did experience previous business expansion situations in 2025 Lidl 2025-ES Lidl 2025-ESand 2026Lidl 2026-ES, with an employment creation of 115, 400 and 270 new jobs, respectively.
Eurofound (2026), Lidl, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 301238, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/301238.
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