Discount supermarket chain Aldi is set to open a new UK store each week throughout this month, adding four locations and creating up to 120 jobs. <\/p>\n
The expansion follows the recent launch of the retailer’s Balsall Common store near Solihull. <\/p>\n
Further openings scheduled for this month are in Essex, Hoxton, Rayleigh, Shropshire and Telford. <\/p>\n
According to the company, each of those stores is expected to provide up to 30 jobs. <\/p>\n
The new stores are part of Aldi’s \u00a3370m ($511.78m) store expansion plan for 2026<\/a>, which was set out in January as part of wider plans to increase its presence in the UK. <\/p>\n The retailer said the funds would support 40 new store openings over the course of the year. <\/p>\n That \u00a3370m programme sits within a wider \u00a31.6bn investment strategy<\/a> spanning two years, announced last year, under which Aldi continues to work towards its 1,500-store target nationally. <\/p>\n Aldi UK national real estate managing director Jonathan Neale said: “We know there are still communities across the country that want access to an Aldi store, and we are working hard to bring our unbeatable value to more of them. <\/p>\n “Opening a new store every week throughout September demonstrates the pace of our expansion while creating new jobs and bringing high-quality, affordable food to even more shoppers.” <\/p>\n In July, the retailer also pledged<\/a> \u00a3100m to reduce prices on 330 products in the UK. <\/p>\n That took the total number of price cuts this year to more than 1,000 products, with total investment in price reductions reaching \u00a3300m. <\/p>\n The latest reductions applied to fresh and frozen food, store-cupboard essentials, household goods, and personal care products. <\/p>\n Last month, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued<\/a> a provisional proposal to designate Aldi, Lidl GB and Lidl NI as Large Grocery Retailers (LGRs), a status that would place the three retailers under land use restrictions. <\/p>\n