Aldi news and analysis
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NewsAldi asks public to nominate locations for new stores
Aldi says the most popular areas will be taken into consideration in its expansion programme
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NewsAldi to gift £2m to SMEs to fund industry apprenticeships
The discounter has been running an apprenticeship levy gifting scheme since 2021
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NewsAldi updates Shop & Go app to stop charging customers £10 deposit for nothing
Previously Aldi’s Shop & Go app prompted users to ‘get code’ and if they tapped the prompt it would instantly deduct a £10 deposit from their payment card with no further warning
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NewsExperts call for action following BBC Panorama’s ‘truth about babyfood’
Over a quarter of babyfood pouches contain more sugar by volume than Coca-Cola, new research has found
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NewsAldi cuts strawberry prices ahead of bumper British season
As part of the activity, shoppers in Hereford will also have the opportunity to meet their local grower, S&A Produce, at Aldi’s Eign Street store
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NewsAldi launches ‘UK first’ still prosecco
Costellore Still Prosecco DOC is made from the same glera grapes as its carbonated counterpart
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NewsSainsbury’s adds 100-plus products to ‘biggest ever Aldi Price Match’
The supermarket has added over 100 new products to take the total to more than 800 for the first time
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NewsAldi to fund 125 Marine Conservation Society beach cleans
Aldi has donated £32,000 to support the Marine Conservation Society
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NewsAldi marks 35th UK birthday with a look at then and now
Checkout staff had to know all the prices by memory until 2001
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NewsFast-growing Aldi overtakes Asda in food and drink sales
The blow for Asda comes after it scrapped its Aldi price match scheme in January, as revealed by The Grocer at the time
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NewsAldi and Lidl ‘could challenge new competition restrictions on property deals’
The two discounters are currently exempt from a 2010 order that bans seven other major supermarkets from striking land deals that block rivals from opening nearby
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NewsMedia Bites 9 April: Aldi overtakes Asda and Trump tariffs fallout
The news continues to be dominated with the fallout from Trump’s trade tariffs, while Aldi has overtaken Asda on food and drink sales for the first time
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NewsAldi claims UK supermarket first with own label aluminium wine bottle
The 75cl aluminium bottle for Aldi’s £5.99 Costellore Pinot Grigio is stronger and almost 75% lighter than a glass one, according to Aldi
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NewsAldi to offer discounted 'surprise bags' of food earlier for Easter
Customers can reserve one of Aldi’s £3.30 bags – which contain £10 worth of near-expiry-date food – up to five days in advance using the Too Good To Go app
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the role of the supermarket buyer is changing
As soaring costs and climate change make production more volatile, buyer-supplier relations are changing to be more collaborative and proactive
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Comment & OpinionAllowing supermarkets to block Aldi and Lidl stores will not help consumers or growth
Traditional supermarkets are hoping the CMA will once again allow them to block rivals – including Aldi and Lidl – from opening nearby
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NewsCMA reviewing rules that stop supermarkets blocking rivals opening nearby
The CMA could remove the restrictions, which would enable traditional supermarkets to block new Aldi and Lidl stores opening nearby
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NewsAldi hits £14bn British supply target a year early
The discounter exceeded the target in 2024, having pledged to do it by the end of 2025
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NewsAldi celebrates 35th UK birthday by giving 35 shoppers £35 vouchers
Aldi’s birthday giveaway of £35 vouchers makes for a total prize pot of £1,225
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NewsAldi claims supermarket ‘first’ with Dubai-style chocolate ice cream
The ice cream combines ‘decadent’ chocolate with ‘sweet, nutty’ pistachio and wafer