Aldi news

Having entered the Australian market only thirteen years ago, new research suggests that Aldi has now become Australia's third largest grocery retailer. Market share hits double digits According to the latest research coming out of Australia, Aldi has grown its market share to a new high of 10.3%. This is the first time that Aldi has reportedly had a double digit market share in Australia and...

Kantar Worldpanel figures for the 12 weeks to 2 February 2014, show that growth in UK grocery retailing slowed to 2.4% in the period, a notable drop on the 12-weeks to 5 January, when growth was 2.9%. With inflation slowing again to 2.1%, the market does at least seem to be seeing some slight volume uplift, despite the slow value growth. Key retailer headlines were: Three of the ...

Less than a month after Aldi announced its plans for a DC in Western Australia (WA), the discounter has announced plans for another Australian DC in Southern Australia (SA). New DC to cost $70m Aldi Australia has annouced plans to build and eight hectare DC at Regency Park in SA. Somewhat smaller than the 13.5 hectare DC site planned for the DC in WA, the SA development will cost AUD$70m ...

The German discounter has introduced The Aldi Advisory Council in the US as a way to help shoppers to maintain their New Year's resolutions to eat healthier.  Shoppers gain helpful knowledge The new Advisory Council is made up of five nationally-renowned registered dieticians who have years of experience between them. Their role is to bring useful and practical information in the form of ...

Here we round up some of the latest news across leading retailers in Germany.  Rewe to rebrand hypermarkets A lack of revival at Toom has resulted in Rewe announcing that the hypermarket banner will be phased out. The phasing out will take place in three parts in the first quarter of 2014. The Toom banner will be replaced by the Rewe Centre fascia, following a successful trial by the retailer. ...

Aldi Australia is inviting potential local suppliers to an open day in WA ahead of its hotly awaited future store openings in the state. Aldi holds supplier open day Aldi Australia to date has been solely focused on building its presence on the Eastern seaboard, but confirmed last year that it would be expanding into Western and Southern Australia with an initial focus on the cities of Adelai...

The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 5 January 2014, including the key Christmas trading weeks, show UK grocery retailing grew by 2.9% in the period.  This is fractionally up on the 12-week period to 8 December when growth was 2.8%.  With inflation falling sharply to 2.5%, the lowest level this year, the market appears to have returned to some level of volume growth in De...

Both Aldi and Lidl have revealed that they had a spectacular Christmas with record sales figures putting pressure on the UK's traditional supermarkets. Aldi enjoys busiest Christmas ever While both discounters have declined to reveal actual sales figures, Aldi has said that 2013 saw its 'busiest Christmas since opening in the UK' - over 20 years ago - with a record number of customers. Pr...

As we welcome in 2014, Senior Business Analyst Nick Miles looks ahead and explores some of the trends and developments that we are likely to see emerge from Australia's dynamic and exciting grocery market over the next 12 months. 1. Thinking 'multichannel' will unlock new areas of growth After years of supermarket dominated retailing, the Australian grocery market is becoming increasingly comp...

To stimulate your thinking for 2014, six of our analysts have selected their favourite small stores of the past year. 7-Eleven (Jakarta, Indonesia): mixing convenience and leisure Laura May, Business Analyst – Asia In this exciting grocery market 7-Eleven has expertly tailored its format to suit the needs of Jakarta’s busy, young and digitally switched on shoppers. Foodservice is centra...