Lidl Still Sees Opportunity Around Philly And South Jersey, Just Less Than Before

These days, grocery stores are trying to lure customers and compete with mega-merchants like Walmart through the convenience of online shopping, offering organic foods, or selling their own branded merchandise at lower prices.

Still, executives for the German-based supermarket chain Lidl, believe there is room for more in the Philadelphia region and across the country — but perhaps not at the level they originally planned.

So what is going on in Cherry Hill, Cinnaminson, Burlington, and other South Jersey locations where Lidl planned modern stores that offered, among other things, local organic foods at discount prices? A reader posed that question on Curious Philly, a forum in which Inquirer reporters find answers about issues of interest in the region.

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