Aldi seeks third store in Cambridge
Aldi has named Cambridge as one of the priority locations where it wants to open a new store.
Britain’s fourth largest supermarket chain is investing £1.4billion over two years.
It opened its 1,000th store last month month and has a long-term target of 1,500 stores in the UK.
The chain already has Cambridge stores in Newmarket Road and Histon Road but is seeking a site for a third.
London, Bath, Maidenhead, Newcastle, Derby, Birmingham and Cardiff are also among its priority locations.
The company said it had attracted around one million extra customers in the past 12 months.
Richard Thornton, communications director at Aldi UK, said: “The areas we’ve identified in our latest list are places where there is demand for stores and we are committed to continue investing.”