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Aldi reveals towns and cities targeted with £1.6bn expansion

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Aldi has revealed some of the towns and cities that it is targeting with its £1.6bn expansion plan over the next two years. In its annual trading update earlier this week, the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket said it planned to open 80 stores across 2026 and…

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