Aldi is seeking the help of the public to find new prime locations for its upcoming store openings.
The discounter has called upon the general public to help identify where Britain needs a new Aldi store, with suggestions to be submitted by 31 May.
The areas with the most suggestions will then be considered as prime locations as Aldi looks to build hundreds of new stores across Britain.
The ‘Next New Store’ initiative comes only a month after the supermarket revealed it would open 35 new stores across the UK this year as part of a £550m investment into expanding its UK footprint in 2024.
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Aldi managing director national real estate Jonathan Neale said: “We want to make high-quality food accessible to all, but there are still some areas that either don’t have an Aldi or have potential for more stores.
“We’ve identified some key places where there is demand for more stores already, but now we are calling on the public to share their views. This will be used to help inform our property search over the coming years.”
In recent months, the supermarket has bolstered its store location search in the aim of meeting its long-term goal of adding 500 stores to its portfolio to reach 1,500 stores across the UK.
In March, the grocer said it was looking to open in number of priority locations across London, and offered a finder’s fee for those that helped it identify sites of either 1.5% of a freehold price or 10% of the first year’s rent for leasehold sites.
Suggestions can be submitted to [email protected], with more information on the supermarket’s website.
Just yesterday, rival Lidl unveiled plans to open hundreds of new stores across the country this year, as it reaches its 30th anniversary in the UK.
The supermarket will open new stores in Bristol in the West Country, Birmingham in the West Midlands and Berwick in Scotland. In London, new locations will include Wandsworth, Fulham, Hoxton and Canning Town.
Lidl also published its latest list of desired locations for potential new stores, such as Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, and towns from Woking and Wadebridge to Dumfries and Didcot, and, like Aldi, it promised to pay out a finder’s free for successful sites.
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Aldi should have asked the public this question 2 or three years back. In my area there are 4 Lidl stores not far from each other.
We hav so many Lidl. Tesco And Sainsburys in Southall, Middlesex, UB1 area but not one Aldi? We are out for one to open but is not happening. There are so many vacant buildings with large car parks where is can open, like the old curry’s used to be. Please open one up soon.