Aldi is looking to open a store in Helston

Aldi, supermarket giant, is looking to open a variety of new stores in the South West - including in Helston.

Aldi has published a 'wish list' of places they would like to be, the list includes thirty places in the South West.

Aldi released a statement on their website, saying:

"Our sustained growth means we are continually expanding our property portfolio to help achieve our ever-growing goals for 2022.

"We have ambitious acquisition and development plans beyond that and are looking to acquire sites that meet the following property criteria for our standard store format.

"We prefer to purchase freehold, town centre or edge of centre sites suitable for property development in towns with a population of 15,000 or more.

"We are willing to explore all opportunities including developer led schemes and existing or new retail units."