ALDI has announced further details of its £1.6 billion expansion plan — including which stores in Scotland will be upgraded and two new stores.
At its annual trading update earlier this week, Aldi bosses said they planned to open 80 stores across 2026 and 2027. The £1.6bn investment will also go towards upgrades to new stores and the development of distribution centres.
The supermarket has now confirmed it will spend an estimated £42m in Scotland over this two year period with two new stores and four store upgrades.
Aldi will open new stores in:
- Bishopbriggs
- Dumbarton
The 4 current Scottish Aldi stores which will receive an upgrade include:
- Greenock
- Paisley
- Stirling
- Linlithgow
The supermarket also stated that it is looking for sites in Glasgow, Bonnyrigg and Clarkston to open new stores over the coming years.
The retailer, which currently has 1060 stores across the UK and 109 in Scotland, previously announced plans to scale to 1500 stores across the UK.
Giles Hurley, chief executive officer for Aldi UK and Ireland, said: “Shoppers are still finding things difficult and that’s why we’re staying laser-focused on doing what Aldi does best — offering customers great quality products at unbeatable prices.
“Nobody else is making the same commitment to everyday low prices – no clubs, no gimmicks, no tricks — just prices our customers can trust and quality they can depend on.
“Since we opened our first UK store more than 35 years ago, we’ve brought high-quality, affordable groceries to almost 800 towns and cities, but there are hundreds more communities that don’t have an Aldi nearby."
She added: “We’re more determined than ever to meet that demand, and that’s why we’re investing a record £1.6bn over the next two years, to bring Aldi prices closer to millions more customers.”
