All Aldi articles – Page 8
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Comment & Opinion‘They’re using us as a first-stop shop.’ How Aldi is changing the way we shop
Aldi’s UK & Ireland boss said the retailer was seeing ‘unprecedented’ changes in shopping behaviour
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News
Aldi boss admits store opening programme more challenging than expected, as it misses target
The discounter was aiming to have 1,000 UK stores by 2022 but currently has only 970, with another 16 to be opened this year
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City snapshot: UK profits plunge at Aldi as investment in price hits bottom line
Aldi suffered a near 80% drop in operating profits in 2021 as sales flatlined ahead of a strong rebound in growth in 2022. Elsewhere, Alan Jope to retire from Unilever, Sainsbury’s scraps property sale, updates and Finsbury Food Group and Chapel Down and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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News
Aldi rolling out soft plastic collection points to nearly all stores
Aldi said it expected to collect up to 1,000 tonnes of plastic a year once the bins were installed in over 800 stores
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Lidl set to topple Aldi as highest-paying UK supermarket with new minimum hourly rate
Lidl has become the latest supermarket to give workers a second rise this year
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M&S becomes latest retailer to announce second hourly pay rise of the year
M&S’s new rate still falls short of Aldi’s, the highest paying supermarket based on basic hourly minimums
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Aldi winning share from supermarket online operations
Online made up 11.6% of the market in the 12 weeks to 4 September – its lowest share since June 2020 – while accounting for 19.4% of the spend that switched from Tesco to Aldi over the period
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Comment & Opinion
As Aldi takes its place in a new big four, where is it going wrong for Morrisons?
It’s true Aldi has benefited from new store openings. But that’s a product of a winning formula
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News
Aldi taking sales from Lidl as inflation piles pressure on retailers and shoppers
Some £8.1m of spend switched from Lidl to Aldi in the 12 weeks to 4 September
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Analysis & Features
Supermarket opening times on the day of the Queen’s funeral
19 September 2022 has been declared a public holiday in the UK meaning many shops are likely to amend their opening hours
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News
Raft of major supermarkets confirm stores will close for the Queen’s funeral
Other supermarkets are still working out their plans for the day, according to sources
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Food industry unites to pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The reaction began almost immediately after yesterday’s announcement that the nation’s longest-reigning monarch had died at Balmoral Castle aged 96
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Comment & Opinion
The discounters are set to clean up this Christmas – and Amazon will be watching
This Christmas will see a giant leap in Aldi and Lidl’s shares, leaving the traditional big four vulnerable, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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News
Aldi becomes latest supermarket to remove best before dates from fresh fruit & veg
The discounter is to remove best before dates from about 60 of its own brand fruit & veg lines by the end of the year
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Müller launches new packaging to cut 500 tonnes of plastic
Müller has converted 75% of its cream volume to rPET pots that are 100% recyclable and contain 82% recycled material
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Aldi starts anti-waste trial with Too Good To Go
Seven stores across the north-east are taking part in the pilot, which started on 25 July
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Aldi adopts biomethane-powered HGVs as demand for low-carbon fuel ‘skyrockets’
The retailer has struck a deal with one of the leading European suppliers of the low-carbon fuel, CNG Fuels
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Aldi gives warehouse workers second pay boost within a year
The majority of distribution centre roles are warehouse selectors, who will receive a minimum rate of £12.66 an hour
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News
Sainsbury’s Price Lock campaign has shrunk by 20% since start of the year
Sainsbury’s has invested over £500m over the two years to March 2023 in its value proposition
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Aldi trialling clear milk bottle caps to improve recyclability
The discounter is removing green caps from its British semi-skimmed standard milk in favour of clear ones
