The U.S. division of German discount grocery chain Lidl has acquired about four acres of land in Philadelphia, public records show, as part of its plan to open several stores in the region. Lidl, which expects to open up to 150 stores on the East Coast starting in 2018, has also won planning approval to open a 36,000-square-foot store in Lacey Township, N.J. Read the Philly.com story here