Warwick remains a 'priority' location for Aldi to open a new store, the supermarket chain has announced.

The UK's fourth largest supermarket says it wants to invest £1.4 billion in new sites over the next two years and has released a list of locations it is targetting.

The chain opened a new store at Tachbrook Park Drive last September, having already revealed that year it wanted to open another in Warwick.

But in Aldi's latest list of priority locations, Warwick is the only area in South Warwickshire to be included.

The retailer opened its 1,000th store in September and says it is committed to a long-term target of 1,500 stores in the UK.

Aldi is searching for freehold town-centre, edge-of-centre, and retail park sites suitable for property development.

The sites should be able to accommodate a 20,000 sq foot store with around 100 parking spaces. Ideally the location will be near a main road with good visibility and access.

The supermarket will also be investing in the development of new and expanded distribution centres, including its new distribution centre in Leicestershire.

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Richard Thornton, communications director at Aldi UK, said: "We want to make our great value groceries accessible to all, and to do that we need more stores, particularly in towns and areas that don't have an Aldi already.

"The areas we've identified in our latest list are places where there is demand for stores and we are committed to continue investing until we can bring our quality products and unbeatable prices to as many people as possible."

Anybody who has a site that may fit Aldi's requirements should contact [email protected].

See the full list of priority sites here.