date:Jan 08, 2014
ic and locally-sourced items it offers.
Before Christmas, Aldi announced plans to step up the rate at which it will open stores in the US.
The German discount retail giant, which has 1,300 outlets, in 32 US states, said it planned to open an average of 130 stores a year for the next five years, up from a rate of 80.
The privately-owned retailer said it would spend more than US$3bn buying land, facilities and equipment.
When the expansion is complete, Aldi expects to have stores coast-to-coas