The budget supermarket Aldi will invest £7.8m on new and upgraded stores in Merseyside over 2022.
£5.4m has already been invested across Merseyside this year, including upgrades to its site in Old Swan and a new store in Maghull. A further £2.4m of investment is planned before the end of the year, as the company pushes ahead with expansion plans.
The company also announced last week that they are looking to fill 245 roles between now and the end of the year. Permanent part-time and full-time positions are available in Bootle, Maghull and West Kirby.
The investment is part of the supermarket’s rapid expansion drive in recent years. It is on track to create 2,000 permanent new roles across the UK this year.
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CEO of Aldi UK and Ireland, Giles Hurley, said : “We know there are still areas that don’t have a store, or that need more to meet the increased customer demand we’ve witnessed in recent months. Our 2022 expansion plans are helping to achieve that, making the UK’s lowest-priced supermarket more accessible to even more people.”
Aldi has recently increased its minimum hourly rates, paying a minimum of £10.50 an hour nationally and £11.95 within the M25.
The new rates of pay are boosted by the fact Aldi remains the only UK supermarket to offer paid breaks, which for the average store colleague is worth £830 annually.
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