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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Jan- 2022 -17 JanuarySupermarkets
Aldi reaffirms promise to spend £3.5bn with British businesses by 2025
Aldi has reaffirmed its promise to prioritise home-grown suppliers as it works towards its commitment to spend an additional £3.5bn a year with British businesses by the end of 2025. The supermarket has already invested an extra £1.6bn with British suppliers since the start of the pandemic as it continues…
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11 JanuarySupermarkets
UK supermarket sales exceed expectations as Brits spend £7.1bn
UK shoppers spent a total of £7.1bn at UK supermarkets in the two weeks ending 25 December with weekly sales peaking at +14.8%, according to new data released today by NielsenIQ. This figure exceeds previous forecasts from analysts at NielsenIQ, in which sales were predicted to grow to £6.8bn, up…
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10 JanuaryNews
Aldi hails ‘best ever’ Christmas
Aldi has reported its “best ever Christmas”, after it revealed the return of Kevin the Carrot in its festive television ad helped attract half a million new shoppers in December. Sales in December rose 0.4% compared to the previous year, when grocery spending was higher than usual due to the…
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5 JanuarySupermarkets
Grocery sales hit £11.7bn in December
Take-home grocery sales reached £11.7bn in December alone as shoppers upped their spending to celebrate Christmas, according to the latest figures from Kantar. Over the 12 weeks to 26 December 2021, shoppers spent £31.7bn primarily boosted by the December performance. Although down by 3.0% compared with 2020, spending remains higher…
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4 JanuarySupermarkets
Aldi to add over 100 new British suppliers in 2022
Aldi has announced plans to recruit over 100 additional British suppliers in 2022. The plans aim to increase the group’s spending with British suppliers by £3.5bn a year by the end of 2025. This forms part of the supermarket’s push to further increase the number of products it sources from…
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Dec- 2021 -22 DecemberDIY
Wickes appoints new retail director
Wickes has announced the appointment of Carol Campbell to the newly created role of retail director, with effect 6 January 2022. In her new role, which will oversee all of the retail operations for Wickes’ 232 stores, she will report to COO, Fraser Longden. She has worked in retail for…
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15 DecemberNews
Aldi to introduce pay rise for all UK store staff
Aldi has announced that it will be giving 28,000 UK store colleagues a pay rise, effective from 1 February 2022. It revealed an investment of a record-breaking £34m with all 28,000 store colleagues receiving pay increases. According to the retailer, it will offer new hourly rates for store assistants of…
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14 DecemberSupermarkets
Brits set to spend £6.8bn on groceries in next two weeks
British shoppers are set to spend £6.8bn at UK supermarkets in the next two weeks leading up to Christmas Eve, up from £6.7bn in 2020, according to new data by NielsenIQ. Data from NielsenIQ reveals that Total Till grocery sales fell 2.5% in the last four weeks ending 4 December.…
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14 DecemberNews
Aldi found to be ‘most hygienic’ supermarket
An analysis of the hygiene ratings of supermarket chains in England has revealed that Aldi has the most highly ranked stores for hygiene, followed by Waitrose and M&S. The study by Property Inspect used data from the Food Standards Agency to identify the percentage of each supermarket’s stores that received…
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Nov- 2021 -30 NovemberNews
Aldi launches deposit return scheme trial in Scotland
Aldi has announced the trial of its first deposit return scheme at its Bathgate store in West Lothian, Scotland. It revealed customers will be allowed to return bottles and cans in exchange for a voucher to be redeemed against their shopping. Customers are encouraged to return single-use PET plastic or…
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