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11 September 2023
I visited Aldi’s new store in Woking, its 1,000 th in the UK. Store 1,000 and more to come On 7 September 2023, Aldi welcomed its 1,000 th store to the UK, in the Lion Retail Park in Woking. The German discounter entered the market in 1990 and has risen to be the UK’s fourth largest grocery retailer in 2023, according to recent Kantar data . The discounter has also revealed its ambi...
06 September 2023
Aldi Sud has made its first online delivery service available to shoppers after an employee only pilot. Pilot extended for shoppers to register Aldi shoppers in the Mülheim an der Ruhr, Duisburg and Oberhausen areas of Germany can now benefit from the discounter’s home delivery service. The Mein Aldi site and app have gone live, allowing shoppers to register their interest to be part of ...
25 August 2023
As many retailers across the globe introduce self-checkouts to increase convenience and efficiency, Trader Joe’s is going against the grain and has announced that it will never add them to stores. We analyse this decision and look at the broader picture when it comes to self-checkouts and technology in store  Valuing people above technology  US’s Trader Joe’s is saying “no, thank you” to se...
25 August 2023
In Düsseldorf, Aldi Sud has teamed up with parking reservation app ampido to offer overnight parking. We also look at other external to store revenue streams German retailers are using. Meeting the demand in urban areas An Aldi Sud store in Düsseldorf is piloting a new overnight parking scheme, allowing access for local residents who may struggle to park on the crowded streets nearby. Dr...
24 August 2023
Australia is blessed with a strong economy and the latest results from the top two leaders, Woolworths and Coles , confirm shoppers’ spending ability. I visited Australia to see stores for the first time this year and got to all the latest flagship stores in Sydney and Melbourne. Which are the best stores in Australia?  Here are six stores that I recommend, with links to full reports and vi...
17 August 2023
The locations are split across the 5 Southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi and will add to the existing network of over 2,300 stores  Scheduled to complete in 2024, solidifying the US footprint  The acquisition from Southeastern Grocers is currently subject to regulatory approval and likely to complete in the first half of next year. Aldi already had i...
10 August 2023
The discounter has just revealed it is slashing the price of over 30 household grocery staples.  On average, prices have been cut by 7%, with the highest decrease being 15%. Items in the price reduction include fruit, butter and spread, personal hygiene products, canned food, and even pet treats.  This is not an unusual move for retailers in the current climate, and Aldi UK already cut the...
07 August 2023
Following the introduction of this initiative across stores in Ireland in April, it is now being trialled in select stores in the Midlands and the North.  Tuesday evenings will be quieter  On Tuesdays between 6pm and 8:30pm, nearly 100 stores across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire will go quiet. Overhead announcements will not be made during this time, and till soun...
03 August 2023
Aldi has aggressive plans to become a core player in the Polish discounter space, but is this achievable? The discounter market in Poland, a crowded space? Poland has many successful discounter retailers including Biedronka, Lidl and Netto. Biedronka dominates the discounter space with a 91% penetration across the market and 3423 stores. In Poland, Lidl has been operating since 2002...
02 August 2023
The pods, made by Darlington-based company Beanies, will be available in 3 flavours and hit Aldi shelves across the UK this week.  Compostable material, and compatible with existing machines  Sugar-free, low-calorie, vegan, fully compostable.. Beanies packages ticks all the boxes for the buzzwords that are flying around the industry right now. It is therefore no surprise that Aldi has decided...