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ALDI REVEALS WHICH TOWNS AND CITIES WILL BENEFIT FROM RECORD £1.6BN EXPANSION PLAN

Aldi has revealed some of the towns and cities that it is targeting with its £1.6bn expansion plan over the next two years. 

In its annual trading update earlier this week, the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket said it planned to open 80 stores across 2026 and 2027 to meet the UK’s growing demand for affordable groceries. As well as new stores, the record investment will go towards upgrading existing ones, as well as the development of Aldi’s distribution network.

ALDI ANNOUNCES RECORD £1.6BN EXPANSION PLAN TO MEET UK’S ‘DEMAND FOR DISCOUNT’ 

• Aldi commits a further £1.6bn to accelerate store expansion plan over the next two-years 
• 21 new stores opening in the next 13 weeks, bringing ‘high-quality, affordable groceries to millions more British families’ 
• Prices lowered on over 900 products so far this year, with more to follow  
• Market share now 10.8% as more customers switch from traditional full-price supermarkets 
• Annual sales to 31^st December 2024 rise to record £18.1bn 

BIGGER THAN EXPECTED PAY RISE FOR THOUSANDS OF ALDI STORE COLLEAGUES

The UK’s fourth largest supermarket reiterates its commitment to “never to be beaten on pay”

From Monday 1^st September, over 28,000 Aldi hourly paid store colleagues across the UK will receive a bigger than expected pay rise as the supermarket reinforces its pledge to never be beaten on pay.

In July, Aldi said it was increasing pay for Store Assistants from £12.75 an hour to £13.00 from 1^st September, to become the first supermarket to offer this minimum rate.