Gran Alacant Forum

Gran Alacant Forum => General Discussions => Topic started by: Gordon Davies on November 27, 2015, 16:33.

Title: The new Lidl
Post by: Gordon Davies on November 27, 2015, 16:33.
Hi anyone any idea how the new Lidl is getting on please
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: sunseekers on November 27, 2015, 17:25.
According to the site on mygranalacant the concrete walls are now going up, they don't hang about, they will want to be up and running as soon as possible, i don't think it will be there for us to use in December this time out but I hope it will for February.
Hazel
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Lesue on November 27, 2015, 17:48.
I will take some photos tomorrow and post them on the forum for you to see the progress.
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Gordon Davies on November 27, 2015, 17:52.
Thanks Lesue will look forward to seeing the pictures. Hi Hazel like you i am back out early in Feb and hope to see it up and running by then
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Bunny on November 27, 2015, 18:11.
The manager told me it would be opening again in March............probably for Easter.
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: MICKKAT on November 27, 2015, 21:40.
Yes the Manager also told us March.....he did not say what year?
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Alicante Holiday Villas on November 28, 2015, 15:20.
Date is definitely March. 8) These photos were taken today
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: sunseekers on November 28, 2015, 15:59.
Hi Gordon, looks like we will have to wait till the time after for it then, not a problem, when we first came out to gran alacant the only supermarket was the max coop, I remember going in for a chicken to do dinner and all they could offer me was a whole chicken with legs and head intact, we didn't have chicken that day, it's come a long way and is fabulous.
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Lesue on November 28, 2015, 16:11.
Photos of the build progress on the new Lidl as promised, taken today at 16:00. Also a photo of the progress on the premises where the Optician is re-locating (opposite the Mercadona entrance).
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Blue and white stripes on November 29, 2015, 10:49.
When we first bought the only supermarket in GA was a pokey corner shop where the tapas bar is now located on the Suen Azul block. I remember going one morning and paying in pesetas and getting my change in new euros.
When Maxcoop opened they had a free plant as an opening offer. Long time ago now, 2005ish I think.
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Gordon Davies on November 29, 2015, 12:02.
Thanks all for pictures. Lets just hope Lidl do finish and open early Hazel just so we can get a look in there. If i remember right i think we moved into our first house in
Gran Alacant just before Maxcoop opened but i do remember going to that little shop where the Tapas bar is now it was a good little shop but seemed to have everything you needed
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Tony Gillam on November 30, 2015, 08:03.
I remember at the commercial block at Carabassi, units had little notices in the window saying 'opening on...' That was back in 2002.
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Blue and white stripes on November 30, 2015, 09:07.
'When we first bought the only supermarket in GA was a pokey corner shop where the tapas bar is now located on the Suen Azul block. I remember going one morning and paying in pesetas and getting my change in new euros.'

Euro introduced 01/01/2002 apparently
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Gordon Davies on November 30, 2015, 16:15.
when we bought our first place in Gran Alacant for 11.5 million pesetas i remember paying 8 million in bankers draft and walking down the road with 3.5 million pesetas in notes in a brown paper bag to complete the deal
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Corporal Jones on November 30, 2015, 18:15.
And that sums up why since 1986 until 2013, spain has been the largest recipient of eu money including from the uk. Everyyear spain receives billions more than it pays into the eu simply because of the black economy of undundeclared monies.
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Gordon Davies on November 30, 2015, 19:03.
Hi Victor at that time we just put ourselves in an estate agents hands and did not know how things worked. I am glad to say things worked out better when we sold and bought our next property
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Corporal Jones on November 30, 2015, 19:37.
Gordon your not alone we nearly completed on a villa in murcia where half was paid through the bank the other half in an envelope, fortunately the solicitor we used who was not connected in any way to the spanish legal system spotted the villa was an illegal build on the plot size.As with everything in spain you live and learn
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Lesue on January 05, 2016, 14:19.
Photos of the latest build progress on the new Lidl below, taken on 4th January. Also a photo of the new premises for the Optician which is finished and now open for business (opposite the Mercadona entrance).
Title: Re: The new Lidl
Post by: Lesue on January 28, 2016, 15:52.
Photos of the latest build progress on the new Lidl below, taken on 28th January ... coming along nicely. Also photos of the new Tattoo Parlour in the Commercial Centre which looks as though it will be open for business quite soon.