Aldi news and analysis – Page 39
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Comment & OpinionShortages? What shortages? Aldi CEO sets out ‘unique advantages’ on availability
Amid the chaos – now topped with consumers coming to blows on petrol station forecourts amid challenges for fuel supplies – Aldi appears to somehow be well-stocked
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NewsAldi’s checkout-free store: location of first ‘frictionless’ discounter revealed
The store will use a system of cameras, sensors and artificial intelligence to identify products customers take from shelves, eliminating the need for checkouts
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NewsCity Snapshot: Aldi to invest £1.3bn following record sales in 2020
Aldi has revealed plans to invest £1.3bn over the next two years in an attempt to grab a bigger share of the UK grocery market following sales hitting record levels in 2020.
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Grocer 33Aldi wins Grocer 33 again but margin over big four declines
Aldi offered the cheapest price for 29 of the 33 items on our shopping list this week, but was slightly less competitive than its last appearance in May
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Grocer 33‘Fast and stress-free’ guest retailer Aldi beats out rivals
The discounter’s Shiremoor branch impressed with its efficiency and tidiness
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Grocer 33Aldi Shiremoor: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘If someone wants the weekend off, I try to look after them. If the team are happy working, then they will also do right by customers’
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NewsAldi introducing ‘community donation points’ to stores nationwide
The donation boxes will be in stores from October, accepting products for donation to local charities regardless of where they were purchased
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NewsAldi to launch checkout-free ‘simply walk out’ store in London
Aldi staff are currently testing the store and further trials are due to be carried out by members of the public
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NewsTony’s Chocolonely launches Choco Changer own-label brand with Aldi
The range, called Choco Changer, comprises three bars - Hazelnut, Salted Caramel and 70% Dark Chocolate
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NewsAldi echoes Lidl’s scan-as-you-shop move with ‘Aldi Go’ trademark
It comes weeks after Lidl’s similar trademark, which applies to “self-scanning systems for customers”
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NewsDeliveroo’s supermarket partners star in new ad campaign
Waitrose, Aldi, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Co-op star in the ad
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NewsTesco, Morrisons, PepsiCo and Danone join Foundation Earth labelling pilot
The non-profit organisation has also appointed Cliona Howie as its executive director
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NewsAldi to install fridge doors in new stores and refurbs in bid to reduce carbon
The discounter said the move would save the equivalent of over 2,000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year.
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NewsAldi first discounter to offer packaging-free staples
Aldi began selling several varieties of rice and pasta from a bank of dispensers in April
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NewsAldi to create 2,000 new roles amid store expansion plans
Most of the available roles will be for store assistants, store apprentices, caretakers and cleaners as well as managerial positions
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Range PreviewCamembert with brussels sprout pesto: preview Aldi's Christmas food 2021
Aldi is celebrating a return to larger Christmas gatherings with bulked-up ranges, decadent flavours and a focus on quality and provenance
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NewsSainsbury’s, Aldi and Co-op to trial fully recyclable plastic-free sandwich packaging
The all-fibre, plastic-free recyclable skillet, which will be 100% paper-based and feature a plastic-free window, will hit shelves across the UK from September
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NewsAldi celebrates Tokyo Olympics with foot-long sushi roll
The ‘supermarket first’ sushi roll features two fillings
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NewsAldi to donate over a million meals in school summer holidays
The pledge is part of Aldi’s work with community scheme Neighbourly to donate surplus food from stores to local charities and food banks
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NewsAldi funds Kenyan vegetable packhouse to help smallholder farmers
The packhouse, in Cherangany, Trans Nzoia County, has been built in partnership with international NGO Farm Africa