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Aldi set to open record number of UK stores in 2016

Limited assortment discounter Aldi will accelerate its UK expansion with plans to open 80 new supermarkets in 2016, a 23% increase on last year’s openings. At that pace, the German retailer will cross the 700-store mark during the year.

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