Aldi announces plans to open stores in 22 new locations – so is your town on the list?
- Aldi plan to build new stores in as many as 22 new places with £1.4bn investment
Supermarket chain Aldi has revealed the areas it wants to create 22 new stores as it invests £1.4billion over the next two years.
‘Priority’ areas where it wants to create new shops include Kensington in London, Cambridge and Cardiff in Wales.
Aldi said it had attracted around a million extra customers in the past 12 months, the supermarket said in its annual trading update.
The discount supermarket said there was ‘a new generation of savvy shoppers turning their back on traditional, full-priced supermarkets’.
Britain’s fourth largest supermarket, which opened its 1,000th store earlier this month, said it is committed to a long-term target of 1,500 stores in the UK – meaning it is on the hunt for more locations across the UK.
Supermarket chain Aldi has revealed the areas it wants to create 22 new stores as it invests £1.4billion over the next two years
Aldi said it is searching for freehold town-centre, edge-of-centre, and retail park sites suitable for property development.
The supermarket chain said sites should be able to accommodate a 20,000 sqft store with around 100 parking spaces. Ideally the location will be near a main road with good visibility and access.
The supermarket will also be investing in the development of new and expanded distribution centres, including its new distribution centre in Leicestershire.
Richard Thornton, communications director at Aldi UK, said: ‘We want to make our great value groceries accessible to all, and to do that we need more stores, particularly in towns and areas that don’t have an Aldi already.
‘The areas we’ve identified in our latest list are places where there is demand for stores and we are committed to continue investing until we can bring our quality products and unbeatable prices to as many people as possible.’
Priority locations where Aldi is searching for new sites
‘Priority’ areas where it wants to create new shops include Kensington in London, Cambridge and Cardiff in Wales
- London – Kensington and Hackney
- South West – Penzance and Bath
- South East – Maidenhead and Worthing
- North West – Warrington and Bramhall
- North East – Newcastle Upon Tyne and South Shields
- East Midlands – Nottingham and Derby
- West Midlands – Birmingham and Warwick
- East of England – Cambridge and Brentwood
- Yorkshire and the Humber – Harrogate and York
- Wales – Cardiff and Chepstow
- Scotland – Clarkston and Cathcart