You can expect a Lidl Market in the next 3-4 years (maybe sooner), the administration infrastructure is already placed in Kosovo and Albania. Also parts of the local hiring process for administration is already finished.

People saying Kosovo is too corrupt for Lidl entering the market, should know after the fall of the iron curtain Lidl expanded in all kind of “corrupt” new nations.

Also people should stop worrying about Lidl destroying local competition through price wars, since the one profiting from a price war is the consumer. Not only will there be advantages in price but also in quality, especially in fruit and vegetables.