Aldi has announced that it will open five new stores in 24 hours on Thursday and Friday this week.

The UK’s fourth largest supermarket, with over 1,070 shops, is opening new stores in Uxbridge, Bristol, London, Northallerton and Pershore, creating 200 jobs in total.

The discounter said that opening five stores in one day demonstrates the “scale and momentum” of its plans to have 1,500 stores across the nation.

The move comes after Aldi announced in September plans to invest £650 million in new openings and refurbishments in 2025, with a further commitment of £1.6 billion over the next two years to open 40 stores per year.

Jon Neale, real estate managing director at Aldi UK, said that the company is moving as fast as it can to meet its expansion targets and customer demand.

“Opening any new store is exciting, but opening five in 24 hours, just before Christmas, will make a huge difference for customers in each of these areas,” he added.

Industry data from Kantar shows that approximately 70 per cent of UK households now shop at Aldi, with the retailer’s sales rising by 4.8 per cent this year and market share reaching 10.8 per cent.

Earlier in 2025, Aldi overtook Asda to become the UK’s third largest grocer by value of food and drink sales.

Financial results for the 12 months to December 2024 showed revenues increasing to £18.1 billion from £17.9 billion the previous year.

The company, frequently ranked as the UK’s cheapest supermarket by Which?, attributes its sales growth to more families choosing to do their weekly shop in store, as well as an uptick in top-up visits.

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