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ALDI ANNOUNCES £650 MILLION INVESTMENT AS PART OF 2025 EXPANSION PLANS
18 December, 2024
Aldi, the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket, is set to invest around £650 million across Britain in 2025.
This includes the development of new stores in Fulham Broadway in London, Billericay in Essex, and Cheadle in Stoke-on-Trent, with the supermarket targeting around 30 new store openings in total in 2025.
This forms part of Aldi’s package of annual investment to accelerate its expansion across Britain’s towns and cities.
The rate of investment in 2025 continues from an equally busy new store opening programme in 2024 with Aldi opening in new locations such as Totton in Hampshire, Cribbs Causeway in Bristol and Pwllheli in Gwynedd in recent weeks.
Giles Hurley, Chief Executive Officer, Aldi UK and Ireland, said: “At Aldi, our unwavering commitment has always been to provide Britain with the best value groceries. The demand for our unbeatable prices is now at an all-time high, which gives us the confidence to continue investing in Britain to provide greater access to our award-winning products at the lowest prices.
“We recognise that there are still areas without an Aldi store, so our expansion plans for 2025 are designed to address some of these gaps as we work towards our long-term goal of 1,500 UK stores.”
In May, Aldi announced its second pay increase for Aldi store colleagues this year, paying a minimum hourly rate of £12.40 nationally and £13.65 within the M25.
Those interested in applying for jobs at Aldi can visit www.aldirecruitment.co.uk.
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ALDI’S UNBEATEN RUN CONTINUES AS IT IS CROWNED WHICH? CHEAPEST SUPERMARKET FOR MAY
4 June, 2026- Consumer champion Which? has named Aldi the UK’s Cheapest Supermarket for May – a 100% record in 2026 which extends back to November 2025
- Shoppers can save a total of £67.19 by switching from Waitrose to Aldi
New analysis from consumer champion Which? has once again confirmed Aldi as the UK’s cheapest supermarket for May 2026, based on a basket of 95 popular grocery items.
Even after loyalty discounts were applied, shoppers would still have paid up to £30 less at Aldi than at Sainsbury’s (priced £198.79) and Tesco (£196.88). Morrisons was £29.20 steeper (£197.50), while Waitrose was a whopping £67.19 more than Aldi for the same basket at £235.49.
The result continues Aldi’s strong start to 2026, having topped the Which? rankings every month so far this year and building on its recognition as Cheapest Supermarket of the Year for 20251.
The retailer was also recently named Which?’s ‘Best Value Brand of the Year’, recognised for consistently delivering strong quality at low prices2.
Julie Ashfield, Chief Commercial Officer at Aldi UK, said: “Being named the UK’s cheapest supermarket once again by Which? is fantastic recognition of our unwavering commitment to offering customers the very best value. At Aldi, we know how important it is for shoppers to make their money go further, especially as we head into the summer months. Our low prices mean shoppers can enjoy great quality food without overspending.”
The full May results are below:
| Retailer | Average price for 95 items |
| Aldi | £168.30 |
| Lidl (inc loyalty discount) | £170.58 |
| Lidl | £170.66 |
| Asda | £192.58 |
| Tesco (incl. Clubcard) | £196.88 |
| Morrisons | £197.50 |
| Sainsbury’s (including Nectar) | £198.79 |
| Tesco | £202.27 |
| Sainsbury’s | £206.18 |
| Ocado | £217.86 |
| Waitrose | £235.49 |
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