Aldi plans £900m UK investment and 40 new stores
Aldi says it will invest £900 million in the UK and open more than 40 stores next year after reporting record annual revenue of £19 billion. The supermarket opened 40 stores this year and says it aims eventually to operate 1,500 outlets in the UK and Ireland.
Aldi plans to invest £900 million in the UK and open more than 40 stores next year after reporting record annual revenue. The German-owned supermarket said sales rose 5 per cent to £19 billion in its latest year. It opened 40 stores but profits fell by £2.6 million to £433 million after the chain reduced prices amid cost inflation.
Aldi expects to open 42 stores this year, including 30 in the next 10 weeks. It plans a similar number next year, increasing investment by about £100 million to £900 million. The chain operates 1,092 supermarkets in the UK and Ireland and has a longer-term target of 1,500 outlets.
Chief executive Giles Hurley said the company had growing confidence in its expansion plans, while noting that suitable sites and planning approvals could limit the pace. Hurley said customers were under financial pressure and that Aldi’s low-priced range had attracted 425,300 additional customers. He said the company would continue cutting prices to retain its position.
He also warned that drought and extreme heat could affect UK crop yields, although he said the industry was not experiencing systemic food shortages. Aldi is seeking long-term supplier agreements for at least half of its products by next year. The supermarket said it spent £14 billion with British suppliers in 2025 and that about 80 per cent of its sales came from them.
It has also agreed to use Deliveroo workers for app-based grocery deliveries.
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