420 MacDade Blvd.
Welcome to the Folsom Lidl...
and welcome to The Retail Connection! For our very first post, we'll be checking out the first Pennsylvania location of the German discount grocery store chain. This store opened on December 5, 2018, on the site of a former Pathmark which closed with the chain in 2015.
Here's the entryway. Okay, now let's get out of the rain and head inside!
Not the best photo of the welcome wall. In newer American stores, "hallo" has been replaced with "hello".
The first thing you see when you walk inside is the bakery, Lidl's only full-service department. Both pre-packaged and fresh baked goods are sold here.
A wall of bread next to the bakery department.
Past the bakery we find seafood and deli meats, both of which are limited to coffin coolers.
Across from there is the dairy section.
Dairy extends to the back wall, and meets frozen foods, which in turn extends to the other side of the store. This section of frozen foods is mainly frozen french fries/nuggets/pizza etc., while the other side is breakfast foods and ice cream.
Taking up most of the back of the store are the "bargain bins". This is all random general merchandise, like home decor, stationery, and clothing. The second shot gives a good look at how much space this section takes up.
The entire store, in one picture. An exposed roof plus the front of the store being covered in windows help to create a very open atmosphere.
A lot of Halloween treats. Can you tell it's October?
All drinks on the rest of the other wall.
Produce is at the front of the store, but it's near the end of the post because it's right across from the checkout lanes.
That's going to do it for today's (very first) post. Thank you for shopping The Retail Connection! See you again soon!
Great blog post to start things off! Lidl sure loves changing their stores up all the time. I'll admit those lights are really garish, but the other elements are still nice.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for the late reply, but thank you! And yes, they definitely do. This store recently got a beer and wine department. It's near the front left corner at the end of the left wall (where the regular drinks are). They also have a ton of seating against the front windows, but I haven't actually seen anybody sitting there yet.
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