All the places in Greater Manchester where Aldi and Lidl want to open new stores

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Both Aldi and Lidl have announced ambitious plans to open loads more stores across the UK over the next two years - and they hope Greater Manchester will be home to dozens of them.

Aldi is investing £1.3 billion by 2023 to further grow its retail estate with 100 new sites, with the aim of opening an average of one new store a week.

The budget supermarket, which already has more than 920 UK stores, is looking at 19 areas in our region, from Orrell in Wigan to Cheadle Hulme in Stockport.

They're in need of freehold town-centre or edge-of-centre sites, suitable for property development. Sites must be big enough to accommodate a 20,000 sq ft store and around 100 dedicated parking spaces, preferably on a prominent main road and with good