Budget supermarket Aldi has unveiled bold plans to revamp 30 stores across the UK in the coming months – and to open 10 brand new locations as part of a £650 million investment
Aldi is giving 30 stores across the UK a huge makeover, as part of an ambitious £650 investment.
The budget supermarket, which currently has more than 1,050 stores, will also open 10 more stores in the next 14 weeks – with each one slated to create around 40 new jobs with ‘market-leading levels of pay’. Often crowned the UK’s cheapest supermarket, Aldi hopes its mega expansion will bring low prices to even more shoppers.
‘Enhancement’ to select stores, including Herne Bay in Kent and Ancoats in Manchester, will begin in the coming months. These include additional in-store features such as improved Bakery and Health and Beauty fixtures for customers, as well as CO2 refrigeration upgrades. The announcement comes after the retailer increased its Store Assistants’ pay earlier this year, with hourly rates increasing to at least £12.75 and £14.05 within the M25.
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“At Aldi, our goal is to ensure everyone has access to high-quality food at unbeatable prices,” Jonathan Neale of Aldi UK said. “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. [This] means we can consistently offer the best value for money to even more shoppers across the UK.”
Aldi stores getting a makeover – the full list
- 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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Standing proud as the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket, Aldi’s new stores will ‘boost’ employment opportunities within local areas – and hopefully slash travel time for shoppers. 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.
New Aldi stores – the full list
- 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
The Mirror has contacted Aldi to ask what customers can expect to see in its revamped stores.
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