Aldi news and analysis – Page 24
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NewsAldi bosses to run London Marathon as Cuthbert the Caterpillar
Aldi UK MD Graham Hetherington and group MDs Dan Ronald and Oliver King will run in the three-person costume
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NewsAldi once again set to be highest-paying supermarket
The latest pay rise is the second for Aldi shopworkers so far in 2023
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NewsCity snapshot: Carlsberg names new CEO to replace retiring Cees ’t Hart
Danish brewing giant Carlsberg hired an external candidate, Jacob Aarup-Andersen, to replace Cees ’t Hart as CEO. Plus, Aldi increases store staff pay, Unilever restarts share buyback scheme and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsTesco lifts all fruit and veg rationing following Asda, Lidl and Aldi
The retailer confirmed to The Grocer it had removed buying limits on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers
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NewsIP law firm sets out to ‘revise thinking’ on copycats
Stobbs commissioned its review of evidence on ‘the psychology of lookalikes’ to challenge the legal notion that having a different brand name is sufficient to avoid customer confusion or deception
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NewsDiscounters continue to grab market share as shoppers chase lowest prices
Shoppers have continued to flock to the discounters to cope with soaring grocery bills as volumes in supermarkets tumble, according to latest market data
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Comment & OpinionAre price cuts enough to tempt shoppers away from the discounters?
Retailers and brands cannot differentiate on price alone, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NIQ
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NewsAldi on verge of overtaking Tesco as biggest seller of British apples
Data from British Apples & Pears shows the discounter sold just 95 fewer tonnes of British apples in January than its bigger rival
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NewsAldi ‘stepping up search’ for new store sites as part of £400m push
It is Aldi’s third announcement of expansion ambitions in as many weeks since The Grocer revealed Lidl was dramatically scaling back store openings this year
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NewsLidl becomes latest retailer to ration fresh produce amid shortages
It follows similar moves by Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Morrisons, which issued buying restrictions on some lines last week in light of empty shelves
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat more supermarkets could do to help shoppers in tough times
The crisis has plunged 13 million people into food insecurity. Supermarkets and food manufacturers are looking to respond, but there are question marks over whether they’re doing enough
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NewsLidl ‘conceded battle to be UK’s dominant discounter’, says former boss
Lidl’s slowdown of store openings this year will make it almost for it to catch Aldi, according to Ronny Gottschlich
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NewsAldi brings global sourcing division into talks with UK suppliers
The aim is to drive efficiencies of scale for products sold in more than one country
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NewsSainsbury’s confirms limit on Prime energy drink to three per customer
The retailer clarified confusion over the limit placed on sales of the drink
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NewsAldi aiming to ‘almost double’ its London store count
It is a clear signal of intent from Aldi, for the second time in a week, that it will press on with store openings at pace as rival Lidl slows
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NewsAldi creating 6,000 jobs this year as expansion continues
It comes a week after The Grocer revealed Lidl had dramatically scaled back its opening plans for the year ahead
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Comment & OpinionWhy Aldi has pipped Lidl to the post
Aldi’s management has been preparing for its explosive growth for a long time, says Richard Harrow, UK partner at IPLC
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NewsTesco adds more products than ever to Aldi Price Match campaign
All of the new additions are own label lines
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NewsAldi donates 10,000 books to charities to entertain kids during holidays
The books contain games, activities and recipe ideas
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NewsM&S legal win is new ‘line in sand’ for copycatting
Aldi was last week held by High Court to have infringed M&S’s registered designs for a range of gin-based liqueurs