Aldi has published a list of ‘priority locations’ for new stores across the UK.
The discounter has previously announced it is investing £370m in opening about 40 new UK stores this year as it works towards eventually having 1,500, up from about 1,080 currently.
The publication of the list, which runs to 160 locations across the UK, comes after Aldi called on the public to nominate sites in May.
“We know how important it is for people to have access to affordable, high-quality food close to where they live, which is why we’re focused on identifying the communities that would benefit most from a new Aldi store,” said Jonathan Neale, Aldi UK MD of national real estate.
“Opening new stores in these areas means we can bring great value to more customers, while also creating jobs and offering industry-leading pay.”
Aldi pays the UK’s highest entry-level store worker hourly rate, at £13.50 nationally and £14.88 within the M25.
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The full list of Aldi’s ‘priority locations’ for new stores:
Scotland
- Glasgow, Cathcart
- Bonnyrigg
- Clarkston
- Edinburgh North West
- Largs
- Blantyre
- Falkirk Central
- Stirling North
- Stepps
- Ayr South
North East England, North Yorkshire & Cumbria
- Holgate, York
- Dringhouses, York
- Osbaldwick, York
- Harrogate
- Middlesbrough
- Pickering
- Tadcaster
- South Shields
- Otley
- Gateshead - Team Valley
- Newcastle (Central)
- Newcastle (West)
North East Lincolnshire & East, West & South Yorkshire
- Leeds Horsforth Low Lane
- Roundhay, Leeds
- Bradford - Wibsey/Shelf
- Gleadless, Sheffield
- Bessacarr, Doncaster
- Shiregreen, Sheffield
- Cantley, Doncaster
- Balby, Doncaster
- Heckmondwike
- Queensbury
- Sowerby Bridge
- Mexborough
- Headingley
- Pudsey
- Knottingley
- Jarrow
- Cleethorpes Old Clee Middlethorpe Road
- Hartford
- Scholes, Wigan
North West England
- Kendal South
- Golborne
- Ponteland
- Ilkley
- Darwen
- Penwortham
- Chorley (South)
- Oldham (Mumps)
Central & West Midlands
- Birmingham
- Bloxwich
- Warwick
- Coventry
- Kenilworth
- Redditch
- Leek
- Stoke-on-Trent Meir Sandon Road
- Hereford
- Wolverhampton (west side)
North/East Midlands
- Chesterfield Alma Leisure Park
- Wellingborough
- Lincoln
- Bushby, Leicester
- Clifton, Nottingham
- Beeston, Nottingham
- Birstall, Leicester
- Balderton
- South Normanton
- Wollaton, Nottingham
- Chaddesden
- Swadlincote (East)
- South West Derby
Merseyside, Cheshire, Shropshire & North Wales
- West Widnes
- Llandudno Junction
- Croxteth
- Kirkby
- Cheadle, Greater Manchester
- Radcliffe on Trent
- Handforth
East Anglia, Essex & Hertfordshire
- Canvey Island
- Brentwood
- Felixstowe
- Hitchin
- Harlow (South)
- Braintree
- Cambridge (South)
- Ware
- St Albans
South Central & Home Counties
- Oxford
- Witney
- Chesham
London
- Bromley
- Lewisham
- Elephant & Castle
- Twickenham
- Bexleyheath
- Sutton
- Brentford
- Beckenham
- South Croydon
- Sidcup
- Hammersmith
- South Woodford
- Wembley
- Shepherds Bush
- North Harrow
- Maida Hill
- Limehouse
- Acton
- Wanstead
- Highams Park
- Richmond
- Twickenham
- Teddington
- Sutton
- Raynes Park
- Chiswick
- Brentford
- Walthamstow
- Barking
- Hayes
- Wood Green
South East
- Worthing
- Bognor Regis
- Portsmouth (North)
- Godalming
- Cobham
- Reading
- Weybridge
- Hersham
- Thatchem
- Basingstoke (Chineham)
- Park Gate (Fareham)
- Winchester
- Crawley
- Tunbridge Wells
- Gravesend
- Brighton
- Guildford
- Woking
- Aldershot
- Shoreham
- Cranbrook
South Wales & South West
- Bristol
- Bath
- Salisbury
- Mumbles
- Swansea
- Chepstow
- Monmouth
- Ferndown
- Poole
- Torquay
- Penzance
- Dorchester
- Exeter (Central)
- Plymouth (West)
- Sidmouth
- Brixham
- Bournemouth
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