Discount giant Aldi is investing £40m in opening eight new stores in London this year, as it accelerates its expansion plans in the capital.

The retailer said its expansion targets areas in the city centre and Greater London, where “many communities still rely on higher-priced convenience stores or traditional full-price supermarkets for their weekly shop”.

Aldi said new stores are set to open in Hanworth, Willesden, Watford, Marble Arch, Hoxton, Orpington West, Epsom and Stepney Green. Aldi said it would also be refurbishing existing stores in Enfield and Kilburn this year.

Last year, Aldi opened new stores inside of the M25, including in Wimbledon, Fulham Broadway, Shoreditch, Caterham, Uxbridge, Old Kent Road and Kentish Town, alongside an extension in Colindale.

The £40m of new investment is part of Aldi’s wider £370m earmarked for investment in its store estate across the country in 2026.

Aldi UK managing director of national real estate Jonathan Neale said: “We know household budgets are still under pressure, and too many Londoners don’t have an Aldi within easy reach. These new stores will bring our unbeatable value to more families while creating around 200 new jobs across the capital.”

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