Lidl tells its Kildare customers what they already know
New supermarket will open in Naas on Thursday week
As already revealed a week ago by Kildare Now and Kildare Live, a new Lidl store on the outskirts of Naas will open next week (Thursday November 19 at 8am).
The store has been shut since May for a complete demolition and rebuild project - at an estimated cost at the time of at least €3.8m.
In the meantime, the former building has been knocked to the ground to make way for the new supermarket.
The project will result in a part single storey, part two storey foodstore occupying 2,572 square metres.
This will replace the previous entity which had 1,720 square metres of floor space.
The site layout and car parking will be reconfigured.
The access for vehicles will be reorganised for delivery purposes and a new main access for motorists will be created from the road which also serves the Naas Retail Park, which is home to B&Q, Harvey Norman, JYSK and Choice .
Also planned is a new pedestrian access point from Newbridge Road, replacing the existing one.
There will also be new signage, a free standing trolley bay and enclosure as well as a refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment and an electricity sub-station.
There are also plans for public lighting, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, roof mounted solar panels, cycle parking as well as changes to the existing drainage, utility and services infrastructure and connections.
The company says the project has provided “an extensive knock and rebuild of the store on the existing site, has delivered a completely modernised, spacious retail space that will significantly enhance the local shopping experience.”
And it also offers “a significant boost for local employment with the new store in Newhall creating more than 30 new jobs and numerous construction jobs during the development phase.”
There will be self-checkouts, an in-store bakery offering fresh baked goods daily and customer restrooms.
Lidl added the new outlet has had an extensive redevelopment project that represents an investment of more than €9.8 million by the retailer.