Aldi news and analysis
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NewsAldi moves own label beer cans to ‘snap packs’
The change is being rolled out across stores in 2025 for Aldi’s Galahad, Sainte Etienne, and Brasserie beers
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NewsLidl takes Grocer of the Year in glittering Grocer Gold Awards 2025
Lidl won the top award on a night in which the likes of Tesco CEO Ken Murphy, Asda store manager Shaun Parker and Bold Bean Co founder Amelia Christie-Miller were also honoured
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Events & AwardsAldi sets the bar higher and higher for their colleagues
Winning this award for the third time in four years “Aldi seems to set the bar higher and higher every year with what they are doing for their colleagues,” said one judge
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Events & AwardsSpecially Selected still ‘clever and nuanced’ at 20
With over 1,000 new products launching under the Specially Selected brand in 2024, this was the year Aldi really made its mark on premium own label
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NewsAldi giving away free suncream to festival-goers
Aldi is promising free bottles of its own-label Lacura Moisturising Sun Lotion SPF 30/50+ from participating stores near Wireless, Reading, Leeds, Big Feastival and Boardmasters festivals
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Comment & OpinionHow supermarkets have been nudging healthier choices for years
Supermarkets have been slowly increasing sales of healthy food for years, but now the stakes have risen, with the prospect of fines if they don’t do better
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NewsAldi switches 20 million wine bottles to new 'ultra-light' design
The move takes the average weight of wine bottles sold in Aldi from 409g down to 371g
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NewsAldi launches ‘voucher support scheme to help families’ during the school holidays
Despite the billing, it is simply Aldi’s latest voucher giveaway competition, with no requirement for entries to be from a parent or family
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NewsAldi to offer quicker payments for small produce growers and suppliers
The move follows a period of dry weather across the UK that has placed additional strain on growers
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Comment & OpinionAre Aldi and Amazon in trouble as GCA finally bares his teeth?
Groceries Code Adjudicator Mark White has proved his critics wrong with interventions against not one but two of the world’s biggest retailers
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NewsAldi recruiting for 1,000 new store jobs by the end of 2025
Aldi is looking to fill a range of store positions including cleaners, assistants and apprentices, along with opportunities in management
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NewsAldi faces blistering attack from lawyer over ‘lookalike’ 3D nail art
Geoff Steward, head of IP at Addleshaw Goddard, said it ‘beggars belief’ that Aldi would ‘expand lookalikes into merchandising’, just days after losing a trademark court battle with Thatchers Cider
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NewsAldi ‘will have to change its business model’, says Thatchers’ lawyer
‘This changes the landscape because it gives brands a piece of domestic law to hang their hat on,’ said Thomas Chartres-Moore, commenting on the Aldi trademark case
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NewsAldi unveils festival nail art featuring Nordpak and baked beans
The supermarket has partnered with nail artist and Instagram creator Sophie Parkinson to create a collection of intricate 3D manicures showcasing miniature versions of Aldi favourites
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NewsAldi delisting trial: Adjudicator wins High Court fight to step in
A High Court judge this week ruled that Adjudicator Mark White should be allowed to intervene in the Aldi case
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NewsAldi sets out latest ‘wish list’ of new store locations
Aldi’s ‘wish list’ of new stores has been influenced by asking the public to nominate locations in May
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NewsWaitrose and Co-op slam rivals for breaking meat sourcing commitments
Waitrose said sourcing imported beef ‘undermined the industry’s credibility with the farming community’
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NewsAldi denied permission to appeal Thatchers trademark by Supreme Court
The decision brings to a close a long-running court battle between the two over similarities between Thatchers’ Cloudy Lemon Cider and Aldi’s Taurus Cloudy Lemon Cider
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NewsAldi adds own-label kombucha range in response to growing demand
Searches for kombucha on Google in the UK are up 26% year-on-year
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Grocer 33Aldi marks clean sweep in ‘Super’ Grocer 33 wins against Lidl
The victory gives Aldi a clean sweep in its head to head with arch-rival Lidl for the current Grocer 33 year