The discount store last year revealed plans to create a food village with an Aldi store on part of the town university’s Pontfaen playing fields, which would create up to 40 jobs in the area.
When announced in August last year, the University of Wales Trinity St David and Aldi said the scheme would also create a cluster of food cabins which would promote local produce and encourage the creation of microbusinesses.
A public consultation was due to be held on the plans, but despite repeated calls to the university for an update on the plans, no response has been received by the Cambrian News.
Announcing a list of towns where the company would like to expand into, Ciaran Aldridge, national property director at Aldi UK, said: “We have been investing in Britain for more than 30 years now, but we know that there are still areas that either do not have an Aldi at all, or that need another store to meet customer demand.
“That’s why, more so than ever, we’re keen to explore all opportunities to open new stores across the country.”
Aberystwyth was not mentioned on the list of potential towns Aldi is looking to move to, with a decision on plans to build store on the site of the old Kwik Save due later this year.
The supermarket plans were approved by Ceredigion council in 2019 but were called in by Planning Inspectorate Wales over flooding fears.