Aldi news

Hungary’s Economy Minister, Mihály Varga, has submitted a draft bill to Hungary’s Parliament, which could seriously affect foreign grocery retailers Tesco, SPAR, Auchan, Metro Group and Aldi. What does the bill say? The draft bill sets out the following regulations: ‘Commercial business which: a) generates more than half of its net revenues from the sale of FMCGs b) has net...

Aldi announced its latest plans to create 35,000 jobs and reach 1,000 stores in the UK by 2022 during Prime Minister David Cameron's recent visit to the discounter's headquarters in Warwickshire. £600m UK investment confirmed Aldi has outlined plans to almost double its store estate to 1,000 by 2022 as it confirms £600m investment to significantly expand its presence in the UK. This means ...

We update on the latest Kantar Worldpanel market shares for the 12 weeks to 12 October 2014, and we look at how retailers are using differentiated marketing online shopping and promotional campaigns to drive growth in the run up to Christmas. Snapshot of current market shares Lidl and Aldi continue to outperform, holding 16.6% of the market, an increase of 2 percentage points versus ...

Belgium-based Delhaize has announced Q3 results, with sales rising by 3.3% to €5,462 million at identical exchange rates. The retailer's performance was driven by comparable store growth of 5.3% in the US, which offset a contraction of 5.0% in Belgium. As part of the retailer's Q3 results announcement, it said it had agreed to sell it 66 Bottom Dollar Store locations to Aldi for approximately ...

Aldi is changing. Last week we looked at how its in-store proposition is evolving. This week we look at how both Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd are changing the way they engage with shoppers beyond the store, as both add greater depth to the Aldi brand. From discounter to 'supermercado' As part of the relaunch of its website, Aldi Nord has adopted a distinct and new positioning as a 'supermercado'....

Aldi may have a consistent model, but it is changing much about its product offer and how it communicates with customers. Here we look at what the retailer is doing in-store at both Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd. 1. New generation stores Enhancing stores is a priority for Aldi in markets such as the Netherlands and the UK. Earlier this year, Aldi Nord expanded its Dutch portfolio with the roll ou...

The latest 12 week data release from Kantar Worldpanel to 12 October 2014, shows GB grocery market growth remains sluggish, on just 0.4%.  The latest measure of inflation shows prices falling by 0.2%, indicating that while the market is struggling for value growth, the volume uplift is slightly stronger.  Amongst the leading four retailers it is again only Asda that sustained positive growth over ...

Discounter Aldi plans to invest another $700m AUD in its Australian expansion to Western Australia and South Australia. Close to $4bn AUD total investment Over the next few years, Aldi Australia plans to invest $400m-$450m AUD in Western Australia (WA) and $200m-$300m AUD in South Australia (SA), bringing total investment in the country to almost $4bn AUD since entering the market in 2001....

Many retailers have sought to imitate it, but Trader Joe’s remains a relatively unique concept in global grocery retailing. Part of the Aldi Group, it’s a retailer that blends gourmet, health, ethnic and convenience elements to deliver an unmatched retail experience. With the retailer continuing to grow and expand across the US, we’ve identified the five key factors that support this. ...

Aldi UK has revealed impressive sales, up 35.7% to £5.27bn, for the year ending 31 December 2013. Profit for the discounter's UK and Ireland operations has also seen stellar growth with pre-tax profits up 65.2% to £260.9m. 'Price war has benefited Aldi' Aldi's growth has accelerated further in the current financial year with market share according to Kantar now at 4.8% and customer numbers ...