Aldi has become a major supermarket in the UK, claiming the fourth-largest position after Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Asda. According to data from Kantar released in 2023, it already attracts more than two-thirds of shoppers across the nation, and now even more people will have the chance to make Aldi their local supermarket.
The retailer is expanding its store portfolio with 450 more sites expected to be added to its existing group of 1,050 supermarkets. Huge progress is expected to be made this summer as 10 new sites prepare to make their debut and 20 more have been earmarked for the future. Is your local area on the list?
Where is Aldi opening new sites?
Aldi is working towards a long-term target of having 1,500 stores across the UK, and this summer alone, the supermarket giant will make its mark in 10 locations:
- 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
A further 20 sought-after addresses have been put on Aldi’s radar after its shoppers were asked where they want to see new stores.
The supermarket giant says it is seeking suitable sites in:
- 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
Each site should be able to accommodate a 20,000 sq ft store with around 100 parking spaces. Ideally, the location will be near a main road with good visibility and access.
It’s not just large supermarkets that Aldi is looking to open. The supermarket says it is also looking for sites to accommodate its Aldi Local store format in Central London in zones one and two.
These stores typically have a minimum size of 5,000 sq ft of trading space and an additional 3,000 sq ft of ancillary space.
Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, says the brand is expanding to serve more communities across the UK and make “quality, affordable food accessible to everyone”.
“The public’s response has been invaluable in helping us identify where demand is greatest and where we need to focus our efforts on finding sites that can become new stores”, said Jonathon.
