Aldi to open 35 new stores this year in huge expansion – see list of locations confirmed so far
Aldi – which opened its 1000th store last year – will be opening new stores in Preston and Derby very soon with even more new sites set to open over the coming few months
Aldi has revealed where it will open 35 new stores this year and has revealed where the first few will open.
The discount supermarket chain – which opened its 1,000th store last year – will be opening new stores in Preston and Derby very soon with Castle Gresley, Bardon, High Wycombe and Bristol also set to welcome a new Aldi in the coming months. Exact dates for these openings have not yet been confirmed.
The openings form part of Aldi’s long-term target of having 1,500 stores in the UK. To reach this target the supermarket chain is investing £550million in expanding its store portfolio this year. Aldi says each new store opening will create around 40 new jobs on average.
Aldi is also increasing its staff pay from June this year with store assistants to get £12.40 an hour nationally and those in London receiving a wage of £13.65 – this is up from £12 and £13.55 now.
Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said: “After attracting more new customers than any other supermarket in the last 12 months*, we’re more determined than ever to expand our presence across the country. We want to make high-quality food accessible to all, and shoppers know they’ll always get more for their money when shopping at Aldi.”
Aldi has also revealed 13 places in London where it would like to open new locations as there was “strong demand” for stores in the capital. Some areas in London where Aldi is looking to open stores include Bromley, Walthamstow, Notting Hill and Barnet. To open new stores, the supermarket needs appropriate locations, these need to be big enough for its standard 20,000 sq ft stores, which need around 100 dedicated parking spaces, preferably on a prominent main road with good visibility and access.
In addition, the supermarket says it is also on the lookout for sites to accommodate its Aldi Local store format, which are around 5,000 sq ft in size.
To help identify sites, property agents are being offered a finder’s fee of either 1.5% of a freehold price or 10% of the first year’s rent for leasehold sites, for recommending a previously unknown site. Anybody who has a site that may fit Aldi’s requirements should contact: [email protected].
Full list of new Aldi stores confirmed so far
- Portway, Preston
- Meteor Retail Park, Derby
- Castle Gresley, Derbyshire
- Swinfen Vale, Bardon
- High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
- Stoke Gifford, Bristol
