Aldi releases latest list of priority locations for new stores
Aldi has released a list of priority locations across the UK where it is looking to open new stores, following a public consultation.
The supermarket retailer – which currently operates over 1,050 stores across the UK – is working towards a long-term target of 1,500 locations nationwide. Over the summer, 10 new stores are set to open in areas including Caterham in Surrey, Sheffield in South Yorkshire, and Fulham Broadway in London.
This expansion forms part of a wider £650 million investment into Aldi’s store estate this year.
The retailer is seeking sites that can accommodate a 20,000 sq ft store with around 100 parking spaces. Ideal locations will be situated near a main road with good visibility and access.
The areas in which Aldi is now actively looking for sites include:
- Braintree, Essex
- Bromley, Greater London
- Chesham, Buckinghamshire
- Balby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
- Ealing, Greater London
- Ferndown, Dorset
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
- Kirkby, Merseyside
- Largs, North Ayrshire
- Pickering, North Yorkshire
- Ponteland, Northumberland
- South Croydon, Greater London
- South Shields, Tyne and Wear
- Tadcaster, North Yorkshire
- Uckfield, East Sussex
- Warwick, Warwickshire
- Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
- Witney, Oxfordshire
- Worthing, West Sussex
The supermarket also said it is on the lookout for sites to accommodate its Aldi Local store format in zones one and two in Central London, which typically have a minimum size of 5,000 sq ft of trading space, along with an additional 3,000 sq ft of ancillary space.
Jonathan Neale, managing director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said: “We want to make high-quality, affordable food accessible to everyone, and that means opening new stores in the communities that need them most. The response from the public has been invaluable in helping us identify where demand is greatest, and where we need to focus our efforts on finding the sites that can become new stores.”