Aldi has announced it is on the lookout for new store locations across Glasgow.
The food retailer has been on an expansion drive in recent years in the UK as it targets having 1,200 stores by 2025, and has identified 19 new locations in Scotland where it is looking for freehold town-centre or edge-of-centre sites suitable for development.
And among them are six new locations within Glasgow in Baillieston, Battlefield/Cathcart, Darnley/Pollok, Partick, Finnieston and Possil.
While three further stores on the outskirts of the city are planned at Stepps/Moodiesburn, Tannochside/Uddingston and Clarkston.
Ciaran Aldridge, National Property Director at Aldi UK, said: “Aldi is growing rapidly and we are welcoming around a million new customers into our stores every year.
“But there are also hundreds of towns across the UK where there is not an Aldi, meaning there are hundreds of thousands of people who can’t easily access the high quality, affordable food our customers love.
“We are willing to explore all opportunities, including developer-led schemes or existing retail units.”
It says each site should be around 1.5 acres and able to accommodate a 20,000 sq ft store with around 100 parking spaces, ideally on a prominent main road and with good visibility and access.
