Aldi is aiming to have more stores than Sainsbury’s across the UK, in an expansion plan that targets London and Home Counties shoppers (The Times £). Aldi has revealed an ambitious goal to grow the number of British stores by 50% as shoppers continue to seek bargains amid the cost-of-living crisis (Daily Mail). Aldi is planning to open 500 more stores in the UK. Giles Hurley, the company’s CEO in the UK and Ireland, said the supermarket chain has seen a surge in demand during the cost of living crisis (Sky News). British American Tobacco, the world’s biggest cigarette maker by revenues, has formally agreed to sell its Russian business, a year and half after first vowing to exit the country i... [Read more]