Aldi sees record Christmas sales

Aldi sees record Christmas sales

In the week commencing 17th December, Aldi enjoyed its best-ever Christmas trading in the UK with sales of almost £1bn for the month as a whole. The supermarket welcomed an influx of festive shoppers from more expensive food retailers throughout December. The week...
Eight new Aldi stores open across UK

Eight new Aldi stores open across UK

Aldi has opened eight new stores in one day, with 24 stores overall expected to have opened by the end of December, with around 840 new jobs created. The new stores in Islington, Glasgow, Chellaston, Eckington, Longridge, Oldham, Skelton and Bodmin are part of a...
Discount retailers see 14 million more shoppers

Discount retailers see 14 million more shoppers

Shoppers have made an additional 14 million trips to discounters Aldi and Lidl compared to last year, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel. Published for the 12 weeks to 4th November 2018, the data shows that Aldi’s sales...
Aldi to donate all unsold fresh food to charity

Aldi to donate all unsold fresh food to charity

Aldi has launched its festive food donations scheme, and aims to redistribute all excess fresh food to local charities from its 775 UK stores on Christmas Eve. As part of the scheme, charities and good causes will be paired with local stores, and are able to collect...