A new supermarket could soon take the place of a vacant lot on North Dupont Highway, between Wells Fargo and Dunkin’ Donuts.
The German supermarket chain Lidl has submitted an application to build a 36,185 square foot store on that site.
Lidl is a value grocer that sells discount goods. Its stores are usually about three-quarters the size of a typical neighborhood grocery store, like Safeway or Food Lion.
Lidl is aggressively expanding into the United States, with its focus currently on the Mid-Atlantic region.
It’s unclear when -or if- the market will open in Dover. It’s application for the current site has to be approved by the City of Dover planning commission on Monday, July 18.
