Aldi set to create 8,000 new jobs as it plans to open 130 new UK stores

In April it overtook Waitrose to become the UK's sixth-biggest supermarket, with 5.3% of the market share

Aldi’s 2019 plans, however, involve unveiling a further 70 stores for this year

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Aldi, the discount supermarket store has announced plans to hire 8,000 new staff in a new wave of 130 UK store openings.

The £600m UK expansion plan will grow Aldi’s workforce to 35,000 by 2022.

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The plans come on the back of significant recent growth for Aldi, in April it overtook Waitrose to become the UK’s sixth-biggest supermarket, with 5.3% of the market share.

Tony Baines, joint managing director of corporate buying, said: “Since we opened our doors in the UK in April 1990, we’ve worked hard to establish British roots, sourcing locally where possible and building long-term relationships with British suppliers.”

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