Aldi
This coverage examines Aldi’s strategy, operations, and influence within the UK grocery and discount retail sector. Reporting highlights store expansion, pricing strategy, product innovation, supply chain developments, marketing campaigns, financial results, and leadership decisions. Focused on commercial performance and competitive positioning, it offers insights for professionals managing grocery, discount, and high-volume retail operations.
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Sep- 2023 -12 SeptemberNews
Aldi announces biggest round of price cuts on fruit and vegetables
Aldi, the UK’s cheapest supermarket, has recently lowered the prices on an extensive range of fruit and veg products. This week, shoppers can enjoy even lower prices on items including bananas, apples, spinach and courgettes, as well as on a range of specially selected products such as cotton candy grapes. …
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12 SeptemberSupermarkets
Grocery price inflation drops to 12.2%
Grocery price inflation has dropped to its lowest level in over 12 months at 12.2% for the four weeks to 3 September 2023, according to the latest data from Kantar. Take-home sales from the grocers rose by 7.4% compared with the same period in 2022, a slight increase on the…
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11 SeptemberEconomy
Retail leaders call for business rates freeze
Leaders of major retail businesses have written to chancellor Jeremy Hunt calling for a freeze in business rates in the upcoming budget, according to the Times. The CEOs of 44 of the UK’s biggest retailers such as Aldi and Ikea believe that more than £400m would be added to rates…
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7 SeptemberNews
Aldi opens 1000th store and targets 500 more
Aldi is opening its 1,000th UK store in Woking, Surrey, today (7 September) and has committed to a new long-term target of 1,500 stores in the UK, which will see the company invest billions of pounds into the UK economy. The Woking store is one of over 150 sites that…
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6 SeptemberSupermarkets
Aldi named cheapest supermarket for 15th month in a row
Aldi has been named the cheapest supermarket for the fifteenth month in a row, according to Which’s Cheapest Supermarket Price Comparison data. The data looks at the cost of a basket of items, including groceries and household essentials. The latest research shows that in August Aldi was £14.30 cheaper than…
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1 SeptemberNews
Asda appoints new chief customer officer
Asda has announced that David Hills has joined the supermarket today (1 September) as its new chief customer officer. Hills joins from Aldi, where he was previously group director marketing and communications. He joined the discounter in 2007 and held a number of senior commercial roles before taking up his…
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Aug- 2023 -24 AugustSupermarkets
Aldi calls for Wilko staff to apply for over 6,000 roles
Aldi has called upon staff at Wilko to get in touch with the company about jobs amid the news that Wilko looks unlikely to be saved in a rescue deal. The budget supermarket stated that it had more than 6,000 jobs currently available across its UK stores. It recently announced…
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17 AugustSupermarkets
Aldi to hire more than 1,700 employees amid expansion drive
Aldi is looking to hire more than 1,700 people in its warehouses by the end of the year as part of its nationwide expansion drive. The recruitment will include both full-time and part-time positions at its Regional Distribution Centres, with salaries of up to £53,000 per year. The supermarket plans…
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15 AugustSupermarkets
Supermarket sales slow as inflation falls
Overall take-home grocery sales increased by 6.5% in the four weeks to 6 August 2023, down from 10.4% last month, as grocery price inflation fell by 2.2 percentage points to 12.7%, according to the latest results from Kantar. Kantar revealed that the prices of some staples like milk have edged…
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11 AugustSupermarkets
Aldi lowers prices on over 30 products
Aldi has cut prices of more than 30 household grocery staples, marking the latest of more than 130 prices that Aldi has cut in the past two months across its entire range. Aldi said its shoppers will now pay less for fresh produce including apples, oranges and peaches. Essentials including…
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