Aldi wants to open seven new Leeds supermarkets in these locations

The UK’s fifth largest supermarket has been on an expansion drive in recent years, opening around one new store a week on average to meet demand from new customers.

Aldi which now has more than 900 stores across the UK, is looking for freehold town-centre or edge-of-centre sites suitable for development.

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.

Ciaran Aldridge, National Property Director at Aldi UK, said: “We have been investing in Britain for more than 30 years now, but we know that there are still areas that either do not have an Aldi at all, or that need another store to meet customer demand.

“Shoppers are increasingly looking to get unbeatable prices on their weekly shop without compromising on quality. That’s why, more so than ever, we’re keen to explore all opportunities to open new stores across the country.”

The full list of locations it is targeting in Leeds are:

West Park

Garforth/Thorpe Park

Horsforth

Roundhay/Moortown

Drighlington / Batley

Otley

Pudsey

The rest of the West Yorkshire locations are:

Wakefield

Brighouse

Horbury/Ossett

Sowerby Bridge

North Halifax

South Halifax

Normanton

Mirfield

South Bradford

Queensbury

Knottingley

Burley in Wharfedale

Heckmondwike

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