Overview

• The retailer will maintain a pace of one new outlet per week through December, having pinpointed 11 sites from London and the South East to Wales and the North East.
• Aldi’s £650 million programme encompasses both fresh builds and the modernisation of 35 existing branches by year-end.
• Each new store is projected to create around 40 jobs, further boosting local employment in underserved areas.
• From September, entry-level pay will start at £13 per hour nationwide and £14.33 within the M25 to support its growing workforce.
• The expansion advances Aldi’s long-term goal of increasing its UK estate from 1,050 stores towards 1,500 locations.