Aldi To Strengthen Presence In Scotland

Namnews, 5th January 2023

Aldi has revealed that it plans to invest £35m in Scotland during 2023, including spending £10m to open two new stores in Cumbernauld and Coatbridge.

The supermarket has also committed an additional £5m to upgrade its existing stores under its ‘Project Fresh’ initiative. The new layout offers increased space for the retailer’s Scottish range, including fresh meat and fish, bread and cakes, and beers and spirits, as well as an improved food-to-go section. The format has been created to make shopping easier for customers with increased space and clearer signage.

In addition, the retailer will invest £20m to prepare for the roll-out of Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme, which is due to launch in August.

Richard Holloway, Regional Managing Director at Aldi Scotland, said: “As we look to the New Year, our growth plan continues to be realised, with more stores and further investment in Scotland to reach more customers than ever before.”

Aldi currently has 104 stores in Scotland after investing £24m in three new sites last year.

NAM Implications:

• What would do if you were a discounter
  • Growing like Aldi
  • With a surrogate (O/L) portfolio
  • In a post-Lockdown market environment
• Three new stores cannot be the end of Aldi’s expansion.
• Time to be more on board?