Giles Hurley news, comment and analysis – Page 7
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NewsAldi to invest £22m in London expansion this year
The plans include nine new stores to open in the capital, the discounter said today
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NewsAldi raises minimum hourly pay to £9.55 nationally and £11.07 in London
All Aldi’s 30,000 store assistants are to benefit from the new pay rate, which exceeds the Living Wage Foundation’s recommended ‘real living wage’
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NewsAldi swaps plastic shrink-wrap for cardboard on soft drink multipacks
The shrink-wrap has been replaced with 100% recyclable FSC-certified cardboard, saving a claimed 90 tonnes of plastic a year
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NewsAldi pledges to donate 10 million meals to families in need
The discounter has also commissioned an animated film narrated by Marcus Rashford to raise awareness of food poverty
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NewsIceland rejects making staff enforce mask wearing by shoppers
Iceland has said that in light of abuse of shopworkers, it does not expect staff to ’confront the small minority of customers who aggressively refuse to comply with the law’
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NewsGrocery websites fail as supermarket bosses urge against panic buying
Aldi CEO Giles Hurley wrote to customers late last night urging them not to buy more than usual, while supermarket websites struggled under weight of demand
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NewsAldi reports record Christmas as Covid restrictions drive demand for booze and premium ranges
The discounter has reported a 10.6% year-on-year rise in sales in the four weeks to 24 December
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NewsAldi extends immediate payment terms for small suppliers until the end of 2021
It means suppliers whose turnover with the discounter is under £1m will continue to have payments processed as soon as invoices are submitted
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus business rates relief: which supermarkets are handing it back?
Here’s the list of supermarkets that have agreed to give it back – and the ones that are staying quiet on the issue
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NewsM&S expands packaging-free refill aisle trial to third store
The aisle of refill stations features a selection of 50 own-label lines including rice, pasta, cereals and frozen fruit
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NewsSupermarkets pay back £2bn in business rates as Tesco move sparks chain reaction
Sainsbury’s and Aldi confirmed today that they would pay their business rates this year
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NewsAldi introducing 100% recyclable packaging for own-label cereal
The discounter is to replace plastic inner cereal bags with a recyclable alternative by the end of the year
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NewsAldi to give store and distribution staff 10% Christmas bonus
The discounter is to give store and distribution staff a 10% bonus for November, paid in December ahead of Christmas
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NewsAldi rolling out click & collect to 200 stores by Christmas
It means customers across the UK will be able to order online from Aldi’s full grocery range and have their shopping brought out to their car
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s ‘tricks’ and the ‘joy of six’: what we learned from Aldi chief’s results presentation
Aldi may have taken a blow to its market share, but UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley is confident it can weather the Tesco price war and threat of Covid restrictions at Christmas
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NewsAldi chief takes swipe at Tesco’s ‘marketing tricks and gimmicks’
Giles Hurley claimed: ‘More expensive supermarkets can only imitate, not replicate, what we do’
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NewsAldi plans 4,000 new jobs as it invests £1.3bn in new stores and upgrades
It has pledged to invest the money into new and upgraded stores, distribution centres and further innovations across its business
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NewsMorrisons puts restrictions on toilet roll and hand gel in new Covid clampdown
Despite supermarket bosses urging customers not to stockpile, the supermarket said it was placing limits on key products
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NewsAldi launches click & collect service at Loughborough store
Customers can place their orders at groceries.aldi.co.uk, the discounter’s first UK grocery e-commerce site
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NewsAldi chief appeals directly to customers not to stockpile
In an email to customers, Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley has assured them there is no need for them to buy more than they need