Aldi Reveals £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.

The retailer, which currently has 1,060 stores, has previously announced plans to scale to 1,500 stores across the UK. It said its expansion would create thousands of jobs and more opportunities for British suppliers.  

Some of the locations that Aldi is targeting for new stores in the next couple of years include:

• Amersham, Buckinghamshire
• Northallerton, North Yorkshire
• Hastings, East Sussex
• Watford, Hertfordshire
• Orpington, Greater London
• Newport, South Wales
• Ashford, Kent
• Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
• Edgware Road, London
• Telford, Shropshire
• Balsall Common, West Midlands
• Willesden, London
• Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Hattersley, Greater Manchester
• Egremont, Cumbria
• Dudley, West Midlands
• Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire
• Hanworth, Greater London
• Exmouth, Devon
• Yate, South Gloucestershire
• Malton, North Yorkshire,
• Newport, Isle of Wight
• Kentish Town, London

Giles Hurley, Chief Executive Officer for Aldi UK and Ireland, said: “Shoppers are still finding things difficult and that’s why we’re staying laser-focused on doing what Aldi does best – offering customers great quality products at unbeatable prices.

“Nobody else is making the same commitment to everyday low prices – no clubs, no gimmicks, no tricks – just prices our customers can trust, and quality they can depend on.

“Since we opened our first UK store more than 35 years ago, we’ve brought high-quality, affordable groceries to almost 800 towns and cities, but there are hundreds more communities that don’t have an Aldi nearby.

“We’re more determined than ever to meet that demand, and that’s why we’re investing a record £1.6bn over the next two years, to bring Aldi prices closer to millions more customers.”  

Aldi confirmed its investment plans alongside financial results for the 12 months to December 2024, which showed sales increased to £18.1bn* (2023: £17.9bn). Latest data shows Aldi’s sales have accelerated again in 2025, with market share now at 10.8%**. Earlier this year it overtook Asda to become the UK’s third largest grocer by value of food and drink sales**.

* Group figures to YE 31 December 2024 for UK & Ireland  

** Kantar Worldpanel data, 12 weeks or 52 weeks to 10th August 2025 

Source : Aldi

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