Aldi has announced that it will open an average of one new supermarket every week for the remainder of 2025, reinforcing its presence as the UK’s fourth-largest grocery chain and expanding its reach into new communities.

The discount retailer’s latest expansion will see new stores open in locations across the country, including Fulham Broadway and Shoreditch in London, Deeside in Wales, Eastbourne in East Sussex, Meadowfield in Durham, Waterbrook in Kent, Market Harborough in Leicestershire, and Chesterfield. Each new store is set to offer Aldi’s trademark low prices, fresh British produce, and its well-known Specialbuys range.

This store rollout forms part of Aldi’s £650 million investment in its UK store estate this year. In addition to the new openings, 35 existing stores are scheduled for refurbishment before the end of 2025, further enhancing the shopping experience for customers.

Jonathan Neale, managing director of national real estate at Aldi UK, said, “At Aldi, our goal is to make sure people across the UK have access to affordable, high-quality food, and opening new stores is key to making that happen. We’re now opening an average of one new store a week for the rest of 2025, showing just how ambitious our plans are to build a store network that will help us reach millions of new customers. But it’s not just about openings – it’s also about making sure we have the best-paid teams in place to run them”.

The expansion is expected to create around 40 new jobs per store, with Aldi highlighting its commitment to market-leading pay. Store assistants will earn from £13.00 per hour nationally and from £14.33 per hour inside the M25 from September 2025. In June, the company announced it was recruiting for 1,000 new store roles to support the growing network.

Aldi’s announcement of its ambitious expansion plans comes as the retailer faces fresh competition in the battle for affordability. For the first time in nearly two years, Aldi has lost its crown as the UK’s cheapest supermarket, with Lidl narrowly overtaking it according to a price analysis by consumer group Which?.

The study found that Lidl’s basket was less expensive by less than £1, underlining the intense rivalry between the two discount chains. Despite this, Aldi’s continued investment in new stores and staff signals its determination to remain a leading force in the UK grocery market as the cost of living remains a key concern for households.

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