MILLVILLE -- A German supermarket chain looking to open stores throughout the East Coast has chosen Millville for one of its new locations.

The company, Lidl, selected a large undeveloped property off North 2nd Street. Lidl US, LLC anticipates building a 36,170-square-foot store on the property which is towards the back of a super Wawa, according to an article from the Daily Journal.

According to the planning board, who voted and approved the Lidl site plan, the store would have 30 to 35 people per shift with hours of operation running from 6 a.m to midnight, Monday through Saturday and 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday. The store will also feature 148 parking spaces.

In June 2015, Lidl announced Arlington, Va., would be the location of its United States corporate offices and that it was opening a regional headquarters and distribution center in Spotsylvania County, Va. The chain operates approximately 10,000 stores in 27 different countries.

According to the company spokesman William Harwood, Lidl is in its early stages of expansion in the United States and it has not announced store sites or construction timelines, however, the company is looking to open its first stores no later than 2018.

He added that Lidl is building on the foundation that has made Lidl a success in Europe while also creating a unique shopping experience for customers in the United States, unlike anything in the market, according to the Daily Journal.

Lidl's expansion plans are projected to range from New Jersey and Philadelphia and travel south to Georgia.

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