Marketing nuggets – Aldi, Karren Brady, UK jobs, Experian, 41st Parameter

The Guardian: German supermarket Aldi is aiming to open 50 new stores in the UK this year after sales soared 40pc to £3.9bn in 2012.

I know the sacrifice you make – the 60-hour weeks, juggling family life and staying awake at night worrying about how you are going to pay the next wage bill. Karren Brady, vice-chairman of West Ham, is appointed the Government’s Small Business Ambassador

The number of advertised UK jobs rose to its highest level for four years in September, according to the Reed Job Index today. The index showed vacancies jumped to 24pc on an annual basis.

Experian has announced a $324m acquisition of 41st Parameter, a US-based provider of fraud protection services.