Supermarket giant Aldi has revealed a wish list of 55 new store locations across the UK, including Newcastle and Sunderland. And it is offering a finder’s fee for anyone who can help unearth suitable sites.
The UK’s fifth largest supermarket has been on a rapid expansion drive in recent years, helping it grow its market share to a record 9%. The German discounter already has more than 960 stores across the UK and is looking for freehold town centre or edge-of-town sites of around 1.5 acres, reports PA.
It wants sites that are able to fit a 20,000 square foot store with around 100 parking spaces, ideally near a main road with good visibility and access. The supermarket is offering a finder’s fee for people who successfully recommend a site - including members of the public - of either 1.5% of the freehold price or 10% of the first year’s rent for leasehold sites.
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Aldi UK national property director George Brown said: "By opening more Aldi stores, we can provide affordable, high-quality food to even more people. But despite our growth in recent years, some people still don’t have access to a local store, which is why it is our mission to continue on with our ambitious growth plans and change that.
"Our finder’s fee is available to anyone who can find Aldi an appropriate property so we’d encourage people to share any suitable suggestions and get it touch."
The list of areas Aldi is targeting for new stores include: Aldershot, Allestree, Barry, Basildon, Bath, Birmingham, Bonnyrigg, Brentwood, Cambridge South, Cathcart, Cheadle, Chepstow, Chesterfield, Chesterton, Clarkston, Coventry, Crawley, Dorchester, Drylaw in Edinburgh, Formby, Gerrards Cross/Chalfont St Peter, Guildford, Harrogate, Ladysmill in Falkirk, Leicester Fosse Park, Lightwood in Stoke on Trent, Liverpool, Meadowhall, Newcastle , North Leeds, Ossett, Otley, Oxford, Penwortham, Plymstock, Rayleigh, Runcorn, Saltash, Scarborough, Slough, South Normanton, St Albans, Sunderland , Torquay, Tunbridge Wells, Upton, Warrington, Warwick, Wellingborough, West Didsbury, Wigan, Wilmslow, Wombourne, Worthing and York.
- To recommend a site, visit aldi.co.uk/about-aldi/property/required-towns
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