This Lidl is a new location which opened recently on Manchester Road, in Bolton town centre, with many supermarkets in Bolton town centre including an ASDA which is across the road, I'm surprised to see them want to open in this location compared to towns which seem more in need of a store, but it is in a good location, it is on multiple bus routes into Bolton Interchange while also having a small car-park.
Despite opening only a few days ago, the store still doesn't feel as new as other stores such as the Lidl in Baguley in Wythenshawe, I do feel the store layout could have also been thought out better. I think the bakery should be the first thing you see as you walk in, the smell warms you, even for someone like me who can't eat bread anyway! I also think the toilets are poorly located, despite advertising toilets outside they have a single toilet which is after the check-out, due to the one-way system around the store (This isn't a COVID one-way system), it means you have to go through the checkouts and then out of the store and in again, just to get to the toilet, which makes little sense. This can especially be annoying (whether you want to access the toilet or get in/out of the store without buying anything) as it means having to queue at the checkout, as like most Lidl/Aldi stores I've visited, they always seem to have few checkouts in operation, all of them being very narrow.
The selection inside the store was fine, they did have some decent items, while I prefer ASDA across the way, and Sainsbury's on Trinity Street, they did have some good items at better prices than the other supermarkets mentioned, and I do prefer this to the Morrisons location also in Bolton town centre.
The staff seemed friendly enough, they were happy to point me in the direction of the bathrooms which are poorly signposted.
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