Aldi has announced a £1.6 billion investment to open 80 new stores across the UK over the next two years. The budget supermarket chain reported total sales of £18.1 billion in the UK and Ireland for 2024, up from £17.9 billion the previous year, although operating profits fell to £435.5 million from £552.9 million, partly due to spending on lowering prices and raising staff pay.
One of the new stores will be in Litherland, Merseyside, on Pendle Drive, with the £7 million Sefton superstore expected to be completed by October. The site will include 123 car parking spaces, eight accessible bays, eight parent and child spaces, and electric vehicle charging points, with infrastructure for an additional 20 charging points in the future.
Giles Hurley, Aldi’s UK and Ireland chief executive, said shoppers were “still finding things difficult,” which is why the chain is “laser focused” on keeping prices low. He added: “We’re more determined than ever to meet that demand, and that’s why we’re investing a record £1.6 billion over the next two years, to bring Aldi prices closer to millions more customers.”
Aldi also confirmed it will close its stores on Christmas Day and Boxing Day this year, allowing staff to enjoy the break. Stores will reopen on December 27 and operate as usual until December 31, before closing again on New Year's Day and reopening on January 2, 2026. Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said the chain is opening an average of one new store per week for the rest of 2025.
