Aldi is opening 20 new stores before the end of the year in major expansion plan
ALDI is set to open 20 new stores before the end of the year as part of its target to reach 1,500 branches across the UK.
The discounter has just opened its 1,000 UK store and has been crowned by Which? as the UK’s cheapest supermarket.
Aldi is Britain’s fourth biggest grocer and today has just opened its 1,000 store in Woking, Surrey.
It would not confirm at this stage locations or timings of the 20 new stores but we will update when we know more.
The discount supermarket is the fastest-growing supermarket in the UK with many people switching in an attempt to cut down on their weekly shop.
The retailer was named by Which? for the fifteenth month in a row as the UK’s cheapest supermarket, beating its closest rival Lidl by £1.32 on a basket of groceries.
Aldi UK and Ireland chief executive officer, Giles Hurley said: “Opening our 1,000th store is a huge milestone and wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our 40,000 incredible colleagues.
“Our popularity is growing, and there is huge demand for people to have an Aldi store near to them to increase shoppers’ access to our unbeatable prices.
“The next phase of our expansion will involve another 500 new stores over the coming years.
“It is a long-term target and is not a ceiling to our ambition to have an Aldi store close to everyone in the UK.”
The Woking store is one of over 150 sites that Aldi now has in the South East region.
It is not only the customers who are being kept happy at Aldi, its workers are too.
Meanwhile, a savvy couple shared how they created five delicious fakeaways from a £25 Aldi shop.
One wine expert also shared how she found a £7 bottle of Aldi rose that is the perfect dupe for a £26 bottle of the cult-favorite Whispering Angel.