Aldi has said it will create 2,400 more jobs as part of plans to “almost double” its number of stores in London. The supermarket giant said it will significantly grow its current estate of 60 shops within the M25 as part of its multimillion-pound expansion programme.
Aldi has rapidly grown its UK business in recent years through new store openings, taking it to almost 1,000 sites.
The group also became the UK’s fourth largest supermarket in recent weeks, overtaking Morrisons, after recording strong sales growth amid increased demand from customers facing higher household bills. Aldi said plans to create the raft of jobs through the new London stores will be additional to its announcement last week that it will create 6,000 jobs across the UK this year through its wider growth ambitions.
The retailer said on Monday that it is targeting empty office blocks and new housing locations for potential development. It said it is offering property agents a finder’s fee of either 1.5% of freehold price or 10% of the first year’s rent for leasehold sites, in a bid to help identify new sites.
