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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jonathan Prynn

FOUND: Aldi joins top table to create grocery big five | Mind Blowing Facts

Aldi Local in Old Street, London

(Picture: Aldi)

It has taken Aldi just 32 years to reach the top table of British retailing. What started as a single store at Stechford near Birmingham in April 1990 is now a chain of almost 1000 outlets.

In that time its formula of low-cost, no-frills, obscure brands food shopping has seen its market share rapidly overtake far longer established rivals such as Waitrose and the Co-op.

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