Aldi reveals 30 locations where it wants to open stores

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Aldi has revealed it will be opening 40 new stores over the next year and has revealed locations of where it wants 30 of the branches to be. open image in gallery The opening of 40 new branches is expected to create 6,000 jobs Aldi said it plans to invest more than £400 million in store development over the coming year as it targets new and refurbished stores across the UK, including in the Midlands, North West, North East, Yorkshire and coastal towns. “To meet that demand, we need to open more stores and it’s our mission to keep driving our ambitious expansion plan to achieve that.” The supermarket is targeting empty office blocks and new housing locations as well as freehold town-centre or edge-of-centre sites suitable for property development for the new stores, and are prioritising sites with good visibility and access and around 100 dedicated parking spots. An Aldi spokesperson earlier said: “We are working hard to shield shoppers from industry-wide inflation, and our promise to our customers is that we will always provide the lowest grocery prices in Britain.” The 30 locations are: 1.