Aldi reveals the 29 locations it wants to open new stores - and Harrogate is one of them

In its annual trading update, Aldi said it had attracted record numbers of new shoppers in the past six months as pandemic restrictions were lifted.

The latest data from Kantar shows Aldi attracted 1.5 million extra customers to its stores over the past 12 weeks and sales grew at 18.7%, overtaking Morrisons.

The supermarket, which has over 970 stores, said it planned to open 16 more stores before the end of the year and is set to create over 6,000 new jobs across the country this year as it continues to expand.

The areas where Aldi is still looking to bring new stores include cities like Bath and Birmingham, as well as smaller towns such as Harrogate and Penzance.

Aldi is searching for freehold town-centre or edge-of-centre sites suitable for property development.

The site should be able to accommodate a 20,000 sq foot store with around 100 parking spaces and ideally be near a main road with good visibility and access.

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Giles Hurley, Chief Executive Officer for Aldi UK and Ireland, said: “The cost-of-living crisis is worsening, and it’s being felt by millions of households across the United Kingdom.

"It’s in times like these when our customers rely on us the most, which is why we’re focusing on continuing to deliver our longstanding price promise by offering the lowest possible prices in Britain, every single day.

“Independent research shows our discount is as compelling as ever and that’s why more and more people are switching to Aldi.

"We will do whatever it takes to maintain our discount to the traditional full price supermarkets and keep grocery prices as low as possible for the millions of customers that shop with Aldi.”

Here are some of the areas Aldi is targeting across the country:

South East – Caversham, Farnham, Maidenhead and Worthing

South West – Bath, Teignmouth and Penzance

West Midlands – Birmingham, Coventry and Warwick

East Midlands – Chesterfield, Leicester and Derby

East of England – Cheshunt, Brentwood and Rayleigh

North West – Warrington, West Didsbury and Formby

North East – Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland

Yorkshire – Harrogate, Otley and York

Scotland – Cathcart, Bonnyrigg and Ladysmill

Wales – Barry and Chepstow

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