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ALDI ANNOUNCES £800M INVESTMENT IN BRITAIN AND REVEALS WHERE IT’S STILL LOOKING FOR NEW STORES

11 September, 2024

Aldi has announced its largest ever package of annual investment to accelerate its expansion across Britain’s towns and cities.

In its annual trading update, Aldi said it plans to open 23 new locations before the end of the year – including Muswell Hill, London and Mere Green, Birmingham – marking a record £800m investment programme during 2024.

The retailer, which currently has over 1,000 stores, has previously announced plans to scale to 1,500 stores across the UK and Aldi – meaning it is on the hunt for more locations across the UK. 

Priority locations where Aldi is searching for sites include:

  1. Woodford, London
  2. Surbiton, London
  3. Bromley, London
  4. Barnet, London
  5. Redhill, Surrey
  6. Aldershot, Hampshire
  7. Haywards Heath, West Sussex
  8. Chatham, Kent
  9. Chorlton, Manchester
  10. Formby, Liverpool
  11. Newark, Nottinghamshire
  12. Chesterfield, Derbyshire
  13. Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
  14. Brentwood, Essex
  15. Dorchester, Dorset
  16. Clarkston, Scotland
  17. Cathcart, Scotland
  18. Penzance, Cornwall
  19. Warwick, Warwickshire
  20. Bath, Somerset

The supermarket is searching for freehold town-centre, edge-of-centre, and retail park sites suitable for property development. The sites should be able to accommodate a 20,000 sq foot store with around 100 parking spaces. Ideally the location will be near a main road with good visibility and access.

Richard Thornton, Communications Director at Aldi UK, said: “We are committed to bringing high quality, affordable groceries to millions more British families.

“With more than 1,000 stores across the country, our footprint is definitely growing, but we know there are still a number of towns that either don’t have an Aldi or have shown demand for more stores.”

Anybody who has a site that may fit Aldi’s requirements should contact realestateacquisitions@aldi.co.uk.

For more information on Aldi’s nationwide site requirements, visit: www.aldi.co.uk/about-aldi/property/required-towns

Aldi – which ranks as the UK’s most popular supermarket* – invested almost £100m in over 300 price cuts in the last three months. Meanwhile, recent price comparisons by consumer group Which? hail Aldi as undefeated this year as the UK’s cheapest grocer**.

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*YouGov ‘The Most Popular Supermarket Chains’ (Q2 2024 

**Which? Supermarket price comparison for August, published 5th September  

For more information, please contact the Aldi Press Office on:
T: 0161 235 0300 or aldi@citypress.co.uk

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Aldi is expanding in London with eight new stores this year, bringing hundreds of new jobs and more affordable food options to communities lacking discount retailers.

The £40m expansion targets areas in the capital and Greater London, where many communities still rely on higher-priced convenience stores or traditional full-price supermarkets for their weekly shop.

New stores are planned for Hanworth (Twickenham Road), Willesden (High Road), Watford, Marble Arch, Hoxton, Orpington West, Epsom and Stepney Green. Existing Aldi stores in Enfield and Kilburn will also undergo refurbishments in 2026.

Last year, the UK’s biggest discounter opened new stores inside the M25, including Wimbledon, Fulham Broadway, Shoreditch, Caterham, Uxbridge, Old Kent Road and Kentish Town, alongside an extension in Colindale, helping bring its award-winning products and low prices to even more Londoners.

Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said: “We know household budgets are still under pressure, and too many Londoners don’t have an Aldi within easy reach. These new stores will bring our unbeatable value to more families while creating around 200 new jobs across the capital.”

The expansion forms part of Aldi’s wider investment in Britain, with the supermarket set to invest over £370 million in opening new stores across the country this year.

Aldi was named the UK’s cheapest supermarket by consumer champion Which? for the fifth consecutive year. In the monthly Which? analysis of 89 popular branded and own-brand products, Aldi also started the year strongly, being named Which? Cheapest Supermarket for January, February and March 2026.

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