Aldi to open 40 new stores as part of £900m investment
Discount supermarket Aldi has pledged to invest £900m in another 40 new stores next year and its warehouse network despite seeing annual earnings dip lower.
The German-owned chain reported operating profits down one per cent at £432.9m in 2025, against earnings of £435.5m the previous year as investment in prices and a rising wage bill offset a five per cent increase in sales.
It said turnover lifted to a record £19bn over the year.
Aldi, which already has 1,092 shops across the UK and Ireland, said it would open another 40 stores in 2027 as part of a £900m record investment plan for next year.
The UK’s fourth largest grocery chain said it was opening 30 new stores over the next 10 weeks alone as it ramps up its expansion programme, including Dumbarton, Newport and Willesden in London.
The group has previously said it wants to reach 1,500 shops across the UK with a drive to “focus on communities cut off from affordable groceries due to lack of local choice or competition”.
The investment plan will also include work on its warehouse and distribution network.
Aldi also said it would continue cutting prices in the run up to Christmas, following a £340m price cut campaign so this year.
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.”
It comes after Aldi last week announed that it was partnering with Deliveroo to enable shoppers to order Aldi products via the Deliveroo app.
Modelled on Aldi’s partnerships with DoorDash, Deliveroo’s parent company, in the United States and Australia, Deliveroo Riders will pick, pack and deliver orders directly from stores.
The service is being trialled across eight stores from Tuesday, October 6. A nationwide launch is currently planned for early 2027.
Speaking on the announcement, Mr Hurley said: “We’ve always been committed to bringing low prices to as many people as possible, and this partnership with Deliveroo allows us to do exactly that without changing how our stores operate.
“The DoorDash model has been incredibly popular with Aldi customers in Australia and the United States, and we know from our previous trial there is clear demand for more affordable groceries on a rapid delivery platform in the UK.”