date:Jun 16, 2014
Buoyed by its stellar success, Aldi has vowed to double in size to 1,000 stores in the next seven years.
Speaking after Aldi was crowned The Grocer of the Year for the second year at The Grocer Gold Awards this week, joint GMD Matthew Barnes said Aldi planned to accelerate store openings from 50 to 65 stores a year from next year. If it achieves that rate of growth every year it will hit 1,000 stores by 2021.
For the foreseeable future, 65 new stores a year is not out of the question, said B