Jobs boost with plans for new Aldi stores in Weymouth and Dorchester
The supermarket chain are looking for new locations in 14 Dorset towns
Aldi are looking for new store locations in Dorchester and Weymouth as part of it's £7 million expansion plan in Dorset.
Last summer the supermarket announced it was looking for new store locations in 14 Dorset towns which could create 60 jobs.
Two new stores are opening in Poole before the end of the year.
The investment is part of a longer term plan which will see 1,200 stores in the UK by 2025. Meaning Aldi could open more than one store a week this year.
Giles Hurley, Chief Executive Officer, Aldi UK and Ireland, said:
"We have been investing in Britain for more than 30 years now, but we know that there are still areas that either don't have an Aldi at all, or that need another store to meet customer demand.
"With shoppers increasingly looking to make sure they get unbeatable prices on their weekly shop without compromising on quality, our stores are becoming ever more popular.
"This investment in Aldi stores over the course of this year will help make the UK's lowest-priced supermarket more accessible to even more people, and bring us closer to our long-term goal of having 1,200 stores across the UK by 2025."
Aldi has recently increased its minimum hourly rates, paying a minimum hourly rate of £9.55 nationally, up from £9.40.
The new rates of pay are also boosted by the fact Aldi is still one of the only UK supermarkets to pay for breaks taken during shifts, which means Aldi colleagues remain the best-paid in the sector.
Plans also include increasing the amount of food and drink it buys from British suppliers by £3.5bn a year by 2025, as it continues its rapid expansion across the UK.
Aldi is also investing £500m in new and upgraded stores, distribution centres and its supply chain in 2021, which will create over 4,000 jobs as well as new opportunities for British food and drink producers.