Five things you may not know about Aldi, which is upgrading its Leyland store

By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Oct 2018, 14:19 BST
Updated 23rd Oct 2018, 15:23 BST
An artist's impression of the new Aldi store in LeylandAn artist's impression of the new Aldi store in Leyland
An artist's impression of the new Aldi store in Leyland
Its roots go back to 1913....  and a small store called '˜Albrecht' in Germany. As the chain developed, the company eventually split in two, with brothers Theo and Karl Albrecht  opening their own 'Aldi' stores (or AL-brecht DI- scount)

It has 7,600 stores worldwide.

Theo Albrecht was kidnapped and held for 17 days in 1971 inside a Dusseldorf wardrobe until his kidnappers received the ransom they demanded.

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