Aldi is launching a new system to control who goes in its stores

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Following on from Boris Johnson's confirmation that non-essential shops will be able to open next month, supermarket giant Aldi has made its own big announcement.

Aldi has said that this week, it will be implementing a new automated traffic light system at entrances, to control the number of customers going in and out of stores.

Following on from a successful trial, the nationwide roll out of the new technology starts from this week. Traffic lights will signal when customers can enter stores based on individual store customer limits that are in line with two-metre social distancing rules.

NHS and blue light worker priority access remains in place. These workers are encouraged to go to the front of the queue and other customers will