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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Jul- 2020 -30 JulySupermarkets
Aldi to create 1,200 new jobs by end of the year
Aldi is set to hire 1,200 new employees by the end of the year as it pushes ahead with plans to open an average of one new store a week between now and Christmas. The supermarket, which currently has more than 890 stores and employs around 35,000 people across the…
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28 JulyCoronavirus Featured Content
Automation: How it helps retailers cut costs and remain agile
Retail operations are more expensive to run in a post-Covid world due to the extra demands of cleaning throughout the day and managing access to achieve the maximum occupation numbers. And on top of all of all of this, lower footfall and sales than usual. As the old saying goes,…
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15 JulySupermarkets
Aldi doubles Deliveroo trial size
Aldi is extending its current trial with Deliveroo into 11 new stores, including five more in London and launching in Greater Manchester and Cambridge for the first time. The extension more than doubles the number of stores currently running the trial partnership after eight stores in Nottinghamshire introduced the Deliveroo…
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9 JulySupermarkets
Aldi to remove over 2 billion pieces of plastic by 2025
Discount grocer Aldi has pledged to reduce the volume of plastic packaging used by 50% by 2025. The new commitment will see the chain remove 74,000 tonnes of plastic packaging during the next five years, the equivalent to 2.2 billion single items of plastic. To achieve this target, Aldi said…
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6 JulySupermarkets
Tesco demands large supplier discounts as it preps for ‘price war’
Big Four Grocer Tesco has reportedly demanded discounts of up to 50% from suppliers as it prepares for a price war with Aldi and Lidl. According to the Sunday Times, Tesco has given suppliers up until Friday 10 June to accept the terms which will likely be funded by abandoning…
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Jun- 2020 -19 JuneAdvice
Retailers must ensure the mental health of their workforce is a top priority
According to the World Health Organisation, in recent years depression has crept up the ladder to become the most common cause of ill health & disability worldwide. In the UK, at any time, one in six adults reports themselves as suffering from depression or anxiety or phobia or OCD, (that…
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May- 2020 -28 MayComment
The time for retail to be re-imagined
2020 has seen retailers experience some of their most challenging times, an unprecedented fall or rise in demand during a global pandemic never before seen on this scale. As retailers grappled with their immediate response to Covid-19, it’s undoubtedly a once in a generation test of business continuity. As retailers…
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20 MayCoronavirus
Deliveroo expands partnership with Majestic Wines to 80 locations
Deliveroo and Majestic Wines has announced the expansion of its delivery partnership to cover 80 UK sites across the UK, alongside an expanded range on offer. Majestic Wines has unveiled a specially curated range of more than 50 wines, champagnes and spirits, available to order on the Deliveroo app. The…
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19 MaySupermarkets
Aldi trials grocery home delivery with Deliveroo
Aldi has announced it has teamed up with Deliveroo on trailing an on-demand grocery home delivery service in the UK. Aldi has started to offer a “rapid delivery” from its Daleside Road store in Nottingham, before extending the trial to a further seven stores across the East Midlands in June.…
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Apr- 2020 -27 AprilComment
How the supply chain might look after Covid-19
Strategy changes For many, we are likely to see a re-assessment in supply chain strategies. Reliance upon global supply chains will reduce, particularly on single sourcing of components, raw materials and finished products. Subsequently, this could also potentially lead to more positive encouragement of domestic production, manufacturing and farming where…
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