The Essex town where Aldi wants to build a new store as part of £3m investment plans

Aldi, the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket, is set to invest £3,290,000 in Essex in 2025. This includes the development of a new store in Billericay. The new store is currently expected to open in late 2025.

The investment is part of Aldi’s £650 million package of annual investment to accelerate its expansion across Britain’s towns and cities. The rate of investment in 2025 continues on from an equally busy new store opening programme in 2024. Aldi stores have been opening in new locations such as Totton in Hampshire, Cribbs Causeway in Bristol and Pwllheli in Gwynedd in recent weeks.



READ MORE: Fraudster bragged about 'lavish' lifestyle while taking £400k from victims for fake cheap cruises READ MORE: Greater Anglia issues 'do not travel' warning due to signalling damage affecting services Giles Hurley, Chief Executive Officer, Aldi UK and Ireland, said: “At Aldi, our unwavering commitment has always been to provide Britain with the best value groceries. The demand for our unbeatable prices is now at an all-time high, which gives us the confidence to continue investing in Britain to provide greater access to our award-winning products at the lowest prices. "We recognise that there are still areas without an Aldi store.

Our expansion plans for 2025 are designed to address some of these gaps as we work towards our long-term goal of 1,500 UK stores." In May, Aldi announced its second pay increase for Aldi store colleagues this year. They now pay a minimum hourly rate of £12.

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