A third ALDI store for Maitland

BY JESSICA ROUSE

It has been confirmed a third ALDI store will be opening its doors to Maitland customers in mid-2017.

The German supermarket giant announced its plans last week after speculation for some time another store was coming to the area.

The store will be located in the Hunter Mall near Pender Place.

With more than 70, 000 people living in Maitland, and one ALDI store already at Rutherford, and another at East Maitland - the new store could prove to be quite popular.

The application for the store has been publically displayed between KMART and Best and Less.

Maitland still waiting on ALDI

BY TYLER FARDELL

Maitland residents are still left in the dark over whether or not the planned development of an ALDI supermarket will go ahead, 3 years after the plans were drawn up.

The plans to build an ALDI store in the Maitland city centre were confirmed three years ago and was aimed to be open 18 months later.

ALDI remains tight-lipped about the project, with rumours circulating about the store's possible location and whether it will ever be built.

Maitland Mayor Peter Blackmore says he is waiting anxiously to hear from the supermarket giant.

"I don't understand why it's taking so long to make an announcement".

"The time is right to develop it now as Stockland Greenhills is under construction".