Aldi to open 10 new stores this summer

Aldi is set to open 10 new stores over the next 14 weeks, while a further 30 stores will undergo a refresh.

The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket, which now has more than 1,050 stores, will open new locations in Oldbury in the West Midlands, Fulham Broadway in London and Brighouse in West Yorkshire.

New stores will also be coming to the likes of Caterham in Surrey and Deeside in Wales, while shoppers in Herne Bay in Kent and Ancoats in Manchester will be among those to see their stores undergo enhancements. 

The openings form part of Aldi’s long-term target to have 1,500 UK stores as it looks to bring its low prices to even more shoppers – with the supermarket set to invest £650m expanding its footprint this year alone.

Each new store opening will create around 40 new jobs, all with “market-leading” levels of pay, boosting employment opportunities within local areas.

Aldi increased the hourly pay for store assistants earlier this year to a minimum of £12.75 nationally and £14.05 within the M25. A further pay rise has been scheduled for September 2025, with minimum hourly rates set to rise to £12.85 across the UK and £14.16 within the M25.

Jonathan Neale, managing director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said: “At Aldi, our goal is to ensure everyone has access to high-quality food at unbeatable prices, and 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, meaning we can consistently offer the best value for money to even more shoppers across the UK.”