Sainsbury’s prices veg at 19p to compete with Aldi Super Six Christmas deals
Keenly aware of the potential impact of discount retail during the final weeks of the year, Sainsbury’s says it will be doing its own trimming of prices for shoppers up until Christmas and giving them the highest-quality vegetables, meat and fish in the process. One of the key ingredients to any festive meals are vegetables, […]
Just like Aldi, Lidl sets goal to reach 1,000-plus stores in UK
Lidl Great Britain are in a dogfight with Aldi to see which discount retailer can open the most stores here over the next several years. Aldi has promised to reach the 1,000 in the next two years by opening an additional 100 stores during that stretch. It is currently at more than 920. Lidl officials […]
Aldi’s expansion across the UK will continue through New Year
In a push to bring more convenience to shoppers across the UK and Scotland, Aldi has announced it will open 15 more stores by the end of the year. The discount retail chain, which has increased its reach to 930 supermarkets across the UK, will open new sites in Edinburgh, as well as Orpington and […]
Aldi will have more than 1,000 stores in UK if it hits target
The Aldi wave continues to rolls across the UK as the retail chain announced it is planning to open an additional 100 new stores within the next two years. Two of the cities being targeted are York and Coventry as the supermarket seeks to lay out £1.3 billion in its quest to open at least […]
Produce notes: Aldi opts for fridge doors to save energy; Veg Power teams with Love British Food
Step inside Aldi stores now, and they are fairly wide open. Fresh produce and other sundries are displayed in boxes or on shelves, easily accessible if not at times chaotically picked over by customers. But a change is coming that will not only give Aldi a more streamlined look but provide a huge offset to […]
Aldi poised to make 2,000 new hires through December
Discount supermarket chain Aldi announced it is creating more than 2,000 jobs as it continues in its push to open more than a store per week in the UK. The employment drives will go on until Christmas, which will boost the number of workers in Aldi’s UK stores to around 40,000. The retailer currently has […]
Report: Amazon expected to eclipse Tesco as top UK retailer by 2025 as online grows
According to a new report released by Edge Retail Insight, Amazon will overtake Tesco as the UK’s top retailer within the next four years. Though Tesco’s current sales are nearly double that of Amazon’s (£64bn compared with £36.3bn in 2020), the newer retailer is quickly gaining ground on its competitor. Edge by Ascential, whose research […]
Pink Lady gives UK consumers a chance to name apple trees in France
Pink Lady is welcoming the Northern Hemisphere season with a unique promotion for Aldi’s UK customers – the opportunity not only to adopt one of its apple trees in France but a chance to win a trip to its orchards. Some 500 shoppers will have a tree in Nantes named for them on an eco-friendly […]
