Aldi to invest record £900m in new stores and distribution centres
Aldi is to invest a record £900 million in new stores and distribution centres in Britain next year.
The news coincides with the supermarket’s latest annual results, which show turnover increased 5% to £19 billion in the 12 months to 31 December 2025.
Subscribe to TRBCurrently operating 1,092 stores, Aldi said the new investment in 2027 will include the launch of 40 new stores, as well as continued work on its distribution network. The supermarket is set to open 30 stores over the next 10 weeks, including in Dumbarton, Newport and Willesden, London.
Aldi has previously said it is working to grow to 1,500 stores across the UK, with a focus on communities cut off from affordable groceries due to lack of local choice or competition.
It has also committed to continue cutting prices in the run-up to Christmas. So far this year, Aldi has invested £340 million in reducing prices on over 1,000 products, including essential items such as orange juice, butter, fresh meat and frozen fish.
Giles Hurley, chief executive of Aldi UK and Ireland, said: “The cost of food remains one of the biggest pressures on households across the country. Recent droughts at home and events overseas have highlighted just how fragile our food system is and why food security must be a long-term national priority.
“We’re working hard to make good food more affordable for every family – cutting prices on everyday essentials, signing long-term supplier agreements to help increase home-grown production, and continuing to bring affordable groceries to even more communities through our store opening programme.
“This is why more customers are buying more products at Aldi – our relentless focus on simple, everyday low prices and award-winning quality.”
The supermarket has also committed to sourcing at least 50% of products through long-term agreements with its suppliers by 2027.
