date:Oct 17, 2013
usiness.
Accounts for the German-owned Aldi Stores Ltd posted to the Companies' Office show profits are following a jump in sales.
Revenues soared by more than 1bn (1.18bn) or 40% from 2.76bn (3.26bn) to 3.89bn (4.59bn) in the 12 months to the end of December last.
The firm's pre-tax profits rose by 124% from 70.5m (83.3m) to 157.9m (186.6m) during the year.
Aldi opened its first supermarket in Ireland in 1999 and now has around 100 stores there.