Now hiring: Aldi launches recruitment drive for 1,000 new logistics roles July 21, 2022 Aldi is the latest firm to take part in a logistics recruitment boom, creating some 1,000 roles across the country over the next year. The discount supermarket wants to expand its distribution, transport and maintenance teams at its 11 regional distribution centres across the country. It comes as retailers are facing a race for distribution [...]
Discounters Aldi and Lidl keep taking market share as Brits now pay £571 more for groceries September 13, 2022 Discounter Aldi has become Britain’s fourth largest supermarket for the first time while Lidl’s market share is also in the lift, according to new data out this morning. The findings come as Brits are now paying a record £571 more on average for their groceries than last year Grocery price inflation hit 12.4 per cent [...]
No need to scan: Aldi’s first check-out free store opens in Greenwich with cameras and tech tracking customers’ moves January 18, 2022 Supermarket chain Aldi has opened its first checkout-free store in London. The Aldi Shop&Go concept store in Greenwich opened at 7am this morning for public testing, having been tested by Aldi colleagues in recent months. The new trial store, which is situated on Greenwich High Street, allows customers to complete their shop without scanning a single product, or having [...]
Aldi raises pay for 26,000 shop staff with Londoners to be paid £11.95 an hour July 25, 2022 Aldi has announced it is raising store assistant pay further, with Londoners to receive £11.95 minimum per hour from the autumn. The discount supermarket said this pay increase means it retains the crown of the country’s best-paying grocer, with store assistants outside the M25 to receive a base pay of £10.50 an hour. Some 26,000 [...]
Two Lidl adverts banned after complaint from rival Aldi April 6, 2022 Lidl has been hit with a ban for two adverts after it claimed shoppers could save certain amounts of money compared to Tesco – following a complaint from rival grocer Aldi. The advertising watchdog said the adverts, which were shown in Scotland, were likely to mislead consumers. One advert claimed shoppers could save more than [...]
Asda has been ‘left behind’ by Tesco and Sainsbury’s since Issa brothers’ takeover June 11, 2024 How has Asda performed compared to Tesco, Sainsbury's and Aldi since being taken over by the billionaire Issa brothers and TDR Capital?
The most affordable Christmas dinner in a cost of living crisis November 9, 2023 Aldi has emerged on top after finance experts uncovered the cheapest supermarket in the UK to purchase your Christmas dinner in 2023.
Sainsbury’s shares slip as investors spooked by latest update July 2, 2024 Sainsbury's food sales have continued to grow with the supermarket gaining a boost from its one hour grocery delivery service and its Aldi price match scheme.
Shoppers turn to Aldi and Lidl as grocery price inflation exceeds 5 per cent March 29, 2022 Grocery price inflation has reached 5.2 per cent over the latest four weeks, as households brace for a cost of living crunch this spring. The rate of price hikes has hit the highest level since April 2012, according to Kantar’s index published on Tuesday morning. Shoppers are turning to discount retailers and own brand products [...]
Village Bakery: Private equity owner sells business to French bread maker July 10, 2024 The private equity firm behind Village Bakery, which supplies the likes of Tesco, Aldi and Five Guys, has sold its controlling stake in the firm to a French giant.