Aldi has announced that it is calling on the British public to support identifying sites for new stores.
The discounter is looking to open some 35 new stores this year to meet its long-term goal of adding 500 stores to its portfolio and reaching 1,500 stores across the UK. The ‘Next New Store’ initiative is part of a £550m investment in expanding its UK footprint in 2024.
The store chain has revealed that it is offering a finder’s fee to members of the public who successfully identify suitable sites for new stores. The fee is either 1.5% of a freehold price or 10% of the first year’s rent for leasehold sites. This could be a chunky £20,000 + to anyone who successfully recommends the supermarket chain a location!
The discounter has asked the general public to help identify where Britain needs a new Aldi store.
The areas with the most suggestions will be considered potential prime locations as Aldi looks to build hundreds of new stores across Britain.
Members of the public can download a guide (the link opens as a PDF) that gives all the information on what the supermarket chain is looking for in a perfect site. Anyone who thinks they've found the perfect location site can email the supermarket’s Property team with further details or find more information on the Aldi website.
Currently, the supermarket is looking for locations in these areas:
Surbiton, London
Woodford, London
South Croydon, London
Notting Hill, London
Walthamstow, London
Beckenham, London
Bromley, London
Barnet, London
Redhill, Surrey
Aldershot, Hampshire
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Burgess Hill, West Sussex
Chatham, Kent
Cheadle, Greater Manchester
Chorlton, Manchester
Formby, Liverpool
Newark, Nottinghamshire
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Rayleigh, Essex
Brentwood, Essex
Dorchester, Dorset
Clarkston, Scotland
Cathcart, Scotland
Penzance, Cornwall
Warwick, Warwickshire
Bath, Somerset