Aldi news and analysis – Page 18
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NewsAldi makes nearly 50 products cheaper in latest round of price cuts
The list includes cheese, butter and poultry, as well a range of cleaning products and household essentials
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NewsSainsbury’s becomes the latest supermarket to kick off seasonal recruitment drive
Retailers are expected to face heightened competition to fill roles this year as a result of labour shortages
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NewsAldi expands medicine blister pack recycling scheme with TerraCycle
From this week, customers can order a freepost envelope via Aldi’s website, which can then be used to send empty medicine blister packs to TerraCycle using Royal Mail
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NewsAldi kicks off festive worker hunt, offering 3,000 store roles
The discounter is looking to fill both temporary and permanent positions
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NewsAldi sells most British apples of all UK supermarkets
While Aldi only holds 10.2% of grocery market share, it sold 23% of all British apples last year, representing the greatest volume of any UK supermarket
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Comment & OpinionTesco boss continues to make strides against Aldi’s price challenge
Tesco boss Ken Murphy didn’t play ball when asked about Tesco versus Aldi price gap
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NewsTesco has halved price gap with Aldi, claims boss Ken Murphy
Tesco launched its Aldi Price Match scheme in March 2020 and is now matching Aldi on 650 products, with a further 1,500 pinned to B&M and Home Bargains
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator accuses supermarkets of ‘warfare’ on suppliers
Mark White today published a “deep dive” report into views of suppliers about the conduct of supermarkets under GSCOP
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NewsAldi and Lidl ‘very unlikely’ to reach 1,500 UK stores each
Doing so would mean trading on their own doorstep or in weak locations, according to Rob Abraham of Atrato Group, investment advisors to Supermarket Income REIT
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NewsAldi reveals wishlist of new store locations
The discounter recently set a new target of 1,500 UK stores, after opening its 1,000th earlier this month
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NewsAldi latest supermarket to give workers body cameras
The trial of the technology was revealed by Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley as he announced the discounter’s annual results
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NewsCity snapshot: Cash-strapped shoppers drive record sales at Aldi
Aldi has boosted sales to a record high as the cost-of-living crisis pushed more shoppers through the doors of the discounters.
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NewsAldi looking for 100 new area managers, with salaries rising to £90k
The successful candidates will be enrolled on the discounter’s area manager programme, which is open to applications now
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NewsAldi lists bowel cancer symptoms on toilet wipe packaging
It follows a similar move last year with toilet roll
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KVI TrackerWaitrose price cuts shake up household staples in this week’s KVI tracker
Some of the new prices bring Waitrose in cheaper than comparative products at other retailers
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NewsAldi launches hot pizza delivery service in three cities
Customers can book a scheduled delivery using a new website, but the service will be available only in the short term
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Comment & OpinionAldi’s biggest price cuts add more drama in retailers’ battle to the bottom
Aldi’s latest price cuts are substantial, and the numbers support that
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NewsAldi appoints Kyrsten Halley marketing director
Halley was previously marketing director at The Flavourists, part of the Samworth Brothers Group
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Comment & OpinionRail strikes should inspire us to protect jobs in supermarkets too
Replacing people with machines lets retailers reduce their wage bill and harvest data on customers’ shopping behaviour, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsAldi makes its biggest round of price cuts this year
The 55 fruit & veg lines are reduced by an average of around 11%