Lidl will hold a grand opening of a new store in Takoma Park on Wednesday, Dec. 9, according to the company’s website.
The operators will cut the ribbon at 7:15 a.m. at its location on 6881 New Hampshire Ave., the former home of a Shoppers Food Warehouse.
The doors will open an 8 a.m. and the first 100 customers will receive a gift card worth anywhere from $5 to $100 each.
The ceremony will include music from a DJ and a chance to win a $500 gift card. In addition, customers who download the myLidl app from the Apple store or Google Play will be given a tote bag.
The company recently bought six Maryland Shoppers locations, including one in Wheaton.
Lidl was founded in 1973 in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The company opened its U.S. headquarters in Arlington, Va. in 2015 and has more than 100 stores in nine East Coast states.
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