Aldi news

Aldi and Lidl have announced detailed plans of how they will reach their ambitious store estate expansion targets. We look at this further, alongside recent developments in the discount channel outside the UK. Shoppers are returning to the discounters Although the pandemic caused challenges for both Aldi and Lidl, this did not halt their expansion plans. Both retailers opened on average one...

Aldi Portugal has recently opened its first proximity store format in the centre of Lisbon. We look at this new concept and share our views on why we will see more urban discount store developments going forward and what it means for suppliers Aldi opens its first proximity store in Portugal Aldi Portugal is the latest discounter to open a smaller store format in the centre of a major Europ...

The GB market declined 1.6% in the 12 weeks to 13 June, according to the latest results from Kantar. Market growth declines but sales remain elevated This period saw restrictions ease further and the continuation of the vaccine programme rollout. However, as there has not been a complete return to normality this has created a mixed set of results. Despite the market declining, sales remaine...

The GB market declined 0.4% in the 12 weeks to 16 May, according to the latest results from Kantar. The decline reflects the tough comparisons against record-breaking figures from 2020 and the beginning of the pandemic. Reduced restrictions and the roll out of the vaccination programme has further impacted sales, with shoppers starting to return to their pre-pandemic buying habits. Despite thi...

Leading Australian retailers such as Woolworths, Coles and Aldi have signed up to the ANZAC plastics pact that will significantly reduce plastic waste from supply chains by 2025. Retailers will look to achieve four targets The new pact looks to address a significant challenge for the food and consumer goods industry and will be adopted by business and governments across Australia, New Zeala...

Aldi in Australia has set up a new platform through which it plans to sell its popular Special Buys online. New website: shop.aldi.com.au The new trial service launched last week and is offering Special Buys in selected postcodes in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. According to Simon Padovani, Group Director Customer Interactions at Aldi Australia, the basic website is the retailer...

With COVID-19 impacting the way people shop, each channel has had to adapt to satisfy changing shopper needs. The discount channel has had a mixed experience dealing with these changes throughout the pandemic. Sales have been negatively impacted due to shoppers using fewer channels and avoiding smaller stores. For the variety discounters, such as Poundland, they have also had challenges including...

Aldi in Australia has committed to achieving zero waste to landfill, with a phased approach to achieving its target. Food waste will be the top priority The discounter in Australia has always taken a strong stance towards sustainability and last year announced that 100% of its operations would be powered by sustainable energy by the end of 2021 . It will now focus on improving how it deals...

The latest release from Kantar, tracking the performance of GB grocery retail over the 12 weeks to 18 April 2021, shows that sector growth slowed to 5.7%, as sales met the tougher comparatives of the early pandemic in 2020 and non-essential retail and the out-of-home sectors began to open from 12 April, beginning the resumption of a more normal competitive retail landscape.  However, Kantar indic...

The discount channel is slowly catching up with grocery ecommerce as it seeks to remain relevant with shoppers. The many recent partnerships with aggregators (last milers) across Europe prove the online transformation of the channel is inevitable and it is now accelerating, especially around quick commerce. We look at the different developments in the region and what this could mean more widely f...