The first Lidl stores were opened in 1973 and during the 1990s it opened abroad. Lidl now has operations in 26 countries across Europe. It cites research predicting that Schwarz Group sales will overtake both Carrefour and Tesco in Europe by 2018, making Schwarz the regionâs biggest grocery retailer.
Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material, which the builders shape into bricks and dry in the sun. Adobe buildings are similar to cob and mudbrick buildings.
[aËÃ°oÎ²e] , from Spanish: mud brick, from Arabic) is a building material made from earth and often organic material. Most Adobe buildings are similar to cob and rammed earth buildings.he ground supporting an adobe structure should be compressed, as the weight of adobe wall is significant and foundation settling may cause cracking of the wall. Footing depth is to below the ground frost level. The footing and stem wall are commonly 24 and 14 inches thick, respectively.