Aldi is hiring 1,000 jobs this year ahead of new store openings

Aldi is recruiting 1,000 new jobs as it ramps up its plan for new store openings between now and the end of the year. The budget supermarket has more than 1,050 stores and employs over 45,000 people

Some of the jobs Aldi is hiring include store assistants, store cleaners, and store apprentices, as well as opportunities in management.

Aldi store assistants earn a starting hourly rate of £12.75 nationally, increasing to £13.66, based on the length of service. In London, the starting rate is £14.05 per hour, rising to £14.35.

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Hundreds of roles are available throughout the remainder of 2025 in locations such as Fulham Broadway in London and Caterham in Surrey. It comes as part of wider plan for Aldi to open 1,500 stores in the UK.

Kelly Stokes, Recruitment Director at Aldi UK, said: “As we expand into new communities, we’re excited to bring even more people into the Aldi family.

“We’re proud to offer not only the best pay and benefits, but also a positive working environment and real opportunities for progression.”

It comes after Aldi published an updated list of priority locations across the UK where it wants to open new stores. It supermarket asked for feedback from the public on where it should open new branches.

This expansion is part of a £650million investment this year. Each site should be able to accommodate a 20,000 sq ft store with around 100 parking spaces and ideally be near a main road with good visibility and access.

The supermarket is also on the lookout for sites to accommodate its Aldi Local store format in Central London in zones one and two, which typically have a minimum size of 5,000 sq ft of trading space, along with an additional 3,000 sq ft of ancillary space.

Anybody who has a site that may fit Aldi’s requirements should contact realestateacquisitions@aldi.co.uk.

Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said: "We want to make high-quality, affordable food accessible to everyone, and that means opening new stores in the communities that need them most.

"The response from the public has been invaluable in helping us identify where demand is greatest, and where we need to focus our efforts on finding the sites that can become new stores."

Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said: “At Aldi, our goal is to ensure everyone has access to high-quality food at unbeatable prices, and we’re committed to achieving that with our ambitious store opening plans.

“We’re targeting 40 new store openings in 2025, while many of our current stores will also be getting a refresh to enhance the customer experience, meaning we can consistently offer the best value for money to even more shoppers across the UK.”