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ALDI TO OPEN TEN NEW STORES THIS SUMMER
29 May, 2025
Aldi is set to open ten new stores over the next 14 weeks, while a further 30 stores will undergo a refresh.
The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket, which now has more than 1,050 stores, will be opening new stores in areas such as Oldbury in the West Midlands, Fulham Broadway in London and Brighouse in West Yorkshire.
New stores will also be coming to the likes of Caterham in Surrey and Deeside in Wales, while shoppers in Herne Bay in Kent and Ancoats in Manchester will be among those to see their stores undergo enhancements.
The openings form part of Aldi’s long-term target to have 1,500 UK stores as it looks to bring its low prices to even more shoppers – with the supermarket set to invest £650 million expanding its footprint this year alone.
Each new store opening will create around 40 new jobs, all with market-leading levels of pay, boosting employment opportunities within local areas.
Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said: “At Aldi, our goal is to ensure everyone has access to high-quality food at unbeatable prices, and we’re committed to achieving that with our ambitious store opening plans.
“We’re targeting 40 new store openings in 2025, while many of our current stores will also be getting a refresh to enhance the customer experience, meaning we can consistently offer the best value for money to even more shoppers across the UK.”
Aldi Store Assistants received a pay increase earlier this year, with hourly rates increasing to at least £12.75 and £14.05 within the M25, maintaining Aldi’s position as Britain’s best-paying supermarket.
It has also committed to a further pay increase for store colleagues from September 2025, taking its minimum rates of pay to £12.85 per hour nationally and £14.16 per hour for those within the M25.
Aldi is also the only supermarket to offer all colleagues paid breaks, which is worth approximately £1,370 a year for the average store colleague.
List of new store locations opening in the coming months:
- Brighouse, West Yorkshire
- Oldbury, West Midlands
- Caterham, Surrey
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Deeside, Wales
- Fulham Broadway, London
- Diss, Norfolk
- Hilton, Derbyshire
- West Denton, Newcastle
- Market Harborough, Leicestershire
List of stores getting a refresh in the coming months:
- Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
- Herne Bay, Kent
- Aigburth, Liverpool
- Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
- Southampton, Hampshire
- St Marys Gate, Sheffield
- Weymouth, Dorset
- Ancoats, Manchester
- Ayr, Scotland
- Northampton, East Midlands
- Nuneaton, Warwickshire
- Lye, Dudley
- Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
- Inverness, Scotland
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Horwich, Greater Manchester
- Glastonbury, Somerset
- Darlington, County Durham
- Sandbach, Cheshire
- Bingley, West Yorkshire
- Cowdenbeath, Scotland
- Salisbury, Wiltshire
- Murdishaw, Cheshire
- Romiley, Greater Manchester
- Clevedon, North Somerset
- Hexham, Northumberland
- Louth, Lincolnshire
- Cupar, Scotland
- Burton On Trent, Staffordshire
- Chelmsford, Essex
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For more information, please contact the Aldi Press Office on:
T: 0161 235 0300 or aldi@citypress.co.uk
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ALDI BACKS CHARITY CALL FOR SUPERMARKETS TO MAKE FREE PERIOD PRODUCTS AVAILABLE IN STORE TOILETS
13 August, 2026- New Aldi-commissioned research reveals 67% of shoppers think supermarkets should provide free period products in customer toilets
- Three quarters (75%) say free period products should be as readily available in supermarket toilets as toilet paper and soap
- Aldi is backing charity partner Freedom4Girls’ call for other major UK supermarkets to make free period products available in store toilets where facilities allow.
Aldi is supporting its charity partner, Freedom4Girls, in calling for more supermarkets to make free period products available in store toilets, as new research reveals shoppers support supermarkets providing free access to essential period products.
Tina Leslie MBE, founder of Freedom4Girls and Julie Ashfield, Chief Commercial Officer at Aldi UK, have jointly written to the chief executives of major UK supermarkets, calling on them to make free period products available where store facilities allow.
The Aldi-commissioned survey of 2,000 UK shoppers found that 67% believe supermarkets should provide free pads and tampons in customer toilets, while 67% say they would be more likely to view a supermarket positively if it offered the service.
The research also found that three quarters (75%) of shoppers think period products should be treated as an everyday bathroom essential, just like toilet paper and soap, while 66% say supermarkets have an important role to play in supporting people who may struggle to access or afford them.
It comes after Aldi became the first UK supermarket to offer free period products in all customer and colleague toilets, with customers and colleagues able to take what they need, when they need it – no code word or loyalty scheme needed.
Since launching the initiative in March 2025, Aldi has provided one million free period products through its store toilets, helping to make everyday essentials such as tampons and pads more accessible to everyone who needs them.
Julie Ashfield, Chief Commercial Officer at Aldi UK, said: "Access to period products should be a basic right, not a privilege. That is why we made free period products available in our store toilets for customers and colleagues, with no questions asked.
"The latest research shows shoppers support supermarkets making period products more accessible. Together with Freedom4Girls, we’ve written to the chief executives of other major UK supermarkets, encouraging them to consider introducing free period products where facilities allow.
"This is a simple, practical step that could make a real difference to customers and colleagues across the country. These products are essential, and we believe making them freely available is the right thing to do."
Tina Leslie MBE, Founder of Freedom4Girls, a menstrual equity charity dedicated to tackling period poverty, said: "Period poverty remains a huge issue in the UK, and we’re encouraged to see Aldi continuing to use its platform to push for wider change.
"Providing free period products in supermarket toilets is a practical way to help people access what they need discreetly and with dignity. We would welcome more retailers taking similar action to help tackle stigma, affordability and access."
The findings also suggest that free period products in supermarket toilets would help tackle a range of barriers, with 69% of shoppers saying the provision would help people who unexpectedly come on their period while away from home, 58% saying it would help those who cannot afford products when they need them, and 48% saying it would reduce embarrassment around asking for or buying period products.
When asked where free period products should be made available, 56% of shoppers selected supermarket customer toilets, ahead of shopping centres, transport hubs and leisure centres.
62% also said they would expect large supermarkets to provide free period products in customer toilets, while just over half (51%) said they would be more likely to shop with a retailer that made period products freely available in-store.
Among those who have or have ever had a period, 53% said they had been caught short without period products while shopping or away from home, while 93% said they had used toilet roll, tissue or another alternative because they did not have a product available.
Aldi’s in-store provision forms part of its wider commitment to supporting communities and improving access to everyday essentials. The supermarket has also donated one million period products to people experiencing period poverty through partnerships with charities including Freedom4Girls.
Customers can also donate period products through Aldi’s in-store donation points, with items distributed to food banks and charitable organisations via its community partner Neighbourly.
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*Research carried out in July 2026 by OnePoll among a sample of 2,000 UK shoppers.
