Discounter Aldi has confirmed that a new store in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, is on track to launch in the coming months, having first announced plans to open the store last December.
The new site will form part of the group’s continued expansion in Scotland, where it is investing more than £56m over 2024-25.
The group has also set its sights on outlets in Straiton and Castle Douglas, and has committed to extend five of its existing stores, including Erskine, Port Glasgow and Alexandria.
Aldi is set to open 35 new stores across the UK this year, with each creating around 40 new jobs on average.
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.”
Store Assistants at Aldi receive a starting pay of £12.40 per hour and those based in London will receive a minimum of £13.65 per hour.
Aldi claims to be the only supermarket to offer paid breaks, which for the average store colleague is worth more than £900 a year.
The next Aldi stores opening in the UK over the coming months are:
- Broughty Ferry, Dundee
- Aberdare, Wales
- Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
- Olney Park, Milton Keynes
- Leytonstone, London
- Beckton, London
- Middleton, Leeds
- Rugeley, Staffordshire
- Gosforth, Tyne and Wear
- Holloway Road, London
- Shepshed, Leicester
