Aldi targets 500 new UK stores as it opens 1,000th location

Aldi has opened the doors to its 1,000th UK store in Woking, Surrey today and has committed to a new long-term target of 1,500 stores in the UK, which will see the German discount grocer invest billions into the UK economy.
With two thirds of Brits shopping with the business, Aldi is aiming to open another 20 new stores before the end of the year, as part of its £1.3bn two-year investment plan to meet growing demand in the UK
Its bid to open 500 new stores to reach its target of 1,500 mean