Aldi news

Aldi UK is planning to expand its estate in the capital this year with nine new stores in and around London. First opening in New Malden Aldi opened the first of its new London stores last month in New Malden, located in the boroughs of Kingston and Merton in south-west London. The 1,169 sq m store has 131 parking spaces and employs 40 staff members. It is Aldi's fourth store in the capital aft...

Strong price and promotions activity in Australia's grocery market is nothing new, however there is increasing concern that the market is heading towards a full on price war. So what can the industry learn from other markets? To date volume growth has remained strong Price deflation has become part of the market in recent years in Australia as both Woolworths and Coles have continued to dri...

New market share figures for the 12 weeks to March 29th from Kantar Worldpanel reveal significant market developments with Aldi overtaking Waitrose to claim sixth position in GB grocery, a return to growth for Sainsbury's and an intensification in the rate of deflation.   12 weeks to 30 March 2014 (% share) 12 weeks to 29 March 2015 (% share) Sales growth (Y-o-Y %...

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Aldi is reportedly seeking out an opportunity to open a new city centre store in Melbourne. Urban discount stores a growing global trend Australia's city centres are becoming increasingly attractive locations for grocery stores as both populations in these locations swell and retailers develop ranges and store formats that target convenience shopping missions. According to press reports, Al...

According to a German trade journal, Aldi is planning a move into the UK online channel for the first time and could possibly enter the online channel in other markets including its native Germany. Aldi: a multichannel discounter? Almost two years after Aldi launched its first transactional website in Australia selling liquor, the discounter is looking to enter the online arena in the UK...

New market share figures for the 12 weeks to 1 March from Kantar Worldpanel show that growth in the GB grocery market has held steady at 1.1%, despite a marked worsening in the rate of inflation to -1.6% from -1.2% in February. This is its 18th successive month-on-month decline, taking inflation to its lowest level since this index was first compiled nine years ago.   12 we...

The Kantar Worldpanel market share figures for the 12 weeks to 2 February show that growth in the GB grocery market has continued to increase, despite increasingly entrenched negative inflation.  Market growth in the latest period rose to 1.1%, a notable acceleration on 0.6% seen in January, while inflation fell to -1.2%, the lowest level seen in the last nine years.   12 we...

As Aldi announces a boost in store openings for this year, we look at the ways in which the discounter plans to grow in the UK in 2015. 70 new stores in 2015 Aldi has announced it aims to open 70 stores in 2015, ten more than the discounter had previously anticipated. By the end of the year this will take Aldi's UK store count to over 600, as it moves towards the discounter's target of 1,...

Aldi Australia continues to outpace its rivals, with CEO Tom Daunt confirming that sales grew 13% in 2014 to AU$6bn. New and existing stores driving growth Aldi's perfromance continues to impress in the Australian market as it grows both its store network, with 25 new stores last year, as well as existing store sales. Aldi's sales hit the AU$6bn mark for the first time, up from AU$5.3bn in ...