It helps the supermarket firm move towards a previously set target for 1,000 stores by 2022. The announcement comes as Aldi revealed that sales grew 16.4% across the UK and Ireland to a record £10.2 billion in 2017. The chain is set to face increasing competition from budget Tesco off-shoot 'Jack's' which has been launched in recent weeks as a rival to Aldi and Lidl. (Image: Internet Unknown)(Image: Getty Images)Giles Hurley, chief executive of Aldi UK and Ireland, said: "Our future investment plans underline our continued commitment to growing responsibly in the UK. In August Aldi was named UK’s lowest priced supermarket by trade magazine The Grocer.

Source: Daily Mirror October 01, 2018 06:22 UTC