Aldi to to open eight new London stores in £40m investment

Aldi is set to open eight new stores in London this year in a £40m investment.

Planned new locations include Hanworth, Willesden, Watford, Marble Arch, Hoxton, Orpington West, Epsom and Stepney Green. Meanwhile, existing Aldi stores in Enfield and Kilburn will undergo refurbishments.

Aldi said it would bring hundreds of jobs to communities currently lacking discount grocery options.

“We know household budgets are still under pressure, and too many Londoners don’t have an Aldi within easy reach,” said Jonathan Neale, Aldi UK MD of national real estate.

“These new stores will bring our unbeatable value to more families while creating around 200 new jobs across the capital.”

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The London expansion is part of Aldi’s previously announced plan to invest over £370m in opening new stores across the UK this year.

Last year, new Aldi locations inside the M25 included Wimbledon, Fulham Broadway, Shoreditch, Caterham, Uxbridge, Old Kent Road and Kentish Town, while its Colindale store was extended.

Aldi opened about 40 stores across the UK in 2025, ending the year with about 1,080.

Latest Worldpanel by Numerator data showed the discounter’s sales were up by 2.3% year on year in the 12 weeks to 22 March 2026, leaving its market share at 10.6%, down from 10.8% 12 months earlier.