Aldi announces 11 new UK store openings including in Newcastle - see the full list

Aldi has announced the locations for the next 11 stores set to open across the UK. The supermarket chain disclosed that its first new branches will open their doors within the month in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire and Olney Park, Milton Keynes.

Other upcoming locations include In Newcastle, Aberdare in Wales, Broughty Ferry in Dundee and Leytonstone in London. The budget retail giant confirmed plans to open a total of 35 new outlets this year, each anticipated to generate around 40 job opportunities.

Its most recent store launched in Goole earlier this month. Aldi has declared an ambitious target of establishing 1,500 UK stores and plans to invest £550 million on UK expansion alone in this financial year.

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Salaries for Aldi assistants start at £12.40 per hour, with London-based employees earning at least £13.65 per hour. Jonathan Neale, Real Estate Managing Director at Aldi UK, said: "At Aldi, we want to ensure that high quality yet affordable food is available to everyone which is why we are continuing to expand across the UK. We have already opened several new stores this year, from Skelmersdale in Lancashire and Newport in Wales to Castle Gresley in Derbyshire and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, and now we're excited to bring Aldi to even more communities over the coming months", reports the Mirror.

Aldi new store openings

• Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

• Olney Park, Milton Keynes

• Aberdare, Wales

• Broughty Ferry, Dundee

• Leytonstone, London

• Beckton, London

• Middleton, Leeds

• Rugeley, Staffordshire

• Gosforth, Tyne and Wear

• Holloway Road, London

• Shepshed, Leicester

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