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CARTERSVILLE, GA. — Lidl, a discount German grocery chain, has unveiled plans for a new $100 million regional headquarters and distribution center in Cartersville, roughly 40 miles north of Atlanta. The facility will create 250 jobs over the next five years. Lidl is focusing first on the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic in its U.S. expansion plans, with its first 20 stores set to open this summer in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. To date, Lidl operates more than 10,000 grocery stores in 28 countries.