Aldi news and analysis – Page 29
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Grocer 33Aldi finally cheaper than Lidl in Super 33 price comparison
Fourth time lucky for Aldi as it finally undercut Lidl
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NewsAldi celebrates donating 30 million meals to good causes
More than 4,000 good causes have benefited from Aldi’s partnership with food redistribution platform Neighbourly, according to the discounter
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NewsAldi lays on free bus service from Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda stores
The discounter placed ‘bus stops’ outside Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda stores in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, where a Routemaster stopped to take shoppers to the nearby Aldi
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NewsSustainable seafood on UK shelves on the rise, new MSC report finds
The new report showed there were 49 different sustainably sourced species available to UK and Irish consumers compared to 45 last year
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Analysis & FeaturesPower List: The 10 most influential women in the world of discounting
Female talent continues to rise to the top of the food industry, yet gender diversity is still far from perfect. Our new power list series seeks to shine a light on the high-profile women in key sectors, and explore the issues at play
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NewsAldi raising minimum pay for warehouse workers again from next month
It follows two raises for Aldi warehouse workers in 2022 and means they will earn 20% more than in January last year
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Analysis & Features10,000 January price hikes at grocers for second year running
Tesco is the retailer with the fewest price increases so far this year
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Comment & OpinionWho won Christmas? The grocers, of course
It would have needed a spectacularly bad performance for a grocery retailer not to achieve at least some sort of sales growth
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NewsBangladesh garment factories exploited by UK supermarkets, says report
The study surveyed 1,000 Bangladeshi factories making clothing for global brands and retailers, concluding that many suppliers were paid less than the cost of production during the pandemic
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NewsAldi axing home delivery of Specialbuys and booze
It will leave click & collect of groceries, which Aldi launched 2020 and is available from over 200 stores, as its only online service
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NewsFormer Aldi UK CEO Matthew Barnes to step down from role at parent company
Barnes was Aldi’s UK & Ireland CEO from 2015 until 2018
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NewsSainsbury’s launches ‘biggest ever’ Aldi Price Match push
The number of products in Sainsbury’s campaign has grown by about a third in recent weeks, to 310
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KVI TrackerHeinz beans and ketchup prices soaring in KVI price tracker
Across the five retailers tracked, a tin of beans increased by 28%, from £1 last year to £1.28 on 9 January
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NewsDiscounters to be hit with higher business rates after review, while supermarkets save a fortune
Convenience store rates will also pay more tax in the government’s revaluation
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KVI TrackerKVI tracker: sausage prices spike as Christmas promos end
Pig prices are up 42% over the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesStory of 2022: Cost of living crisis strikes fear into all
The impact of inflation this year has gone far beyond just rising prices
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Comment & OpinionHilarious, disastrous and frankly outrageous moments that shaped 2022
A year of political chaos, war, strikes, egg shortages, fevered cost price increase negotiations
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NewsCity snapshot: Aldi festive sales surge 26% to record high
Sales at Aldi through December jumped by 26% to a record high of £1.4bn as Christmas trading was boosted by the World Cup. Plus, Hotel Chocolat agrees new Japanese partnership and post-Christmas footfall rises.
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NewsAldi boss writes to customers pushing commitment to value at Christmas
‘We know lots of our customers are worried about the rising cost of living, so we have been working hard all year to keep prices as low as possible,’ Hurley’s email tells customers
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NewsAldi claims supermarket first in joining coffee pod recycling scheme
Shoppers will soon be able to drop off Aldi own label pods at one of thousands of collection points