Discounter Aldi's plans to expand more into the convenience market in the UK makes sense, but the retailer is still 'playing it safe' when it comes to choosing locations, a leading property analyst has said.
Richard Curry, partner in the Retail & Leisure Group at property and planning consultancy Rapleys was commenting following the announcement that Aldi sees the potential for as many as 50 smaller-format Aldi Local stores in the Greater London area.
It currently operates eight such stores.
