Aldi is a privately owned grocer that has built its reputation on low prices and, as well as food, is famous for ‘special buys’. Retail Week provides news, features, analysis and opinion about Aldi and the grocery sector
At the end of last week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) handed down a ruling saying that German discounters Aldi and Lidl should be subject to the same land agreements as their supermarket competitors.
The UK’s competition regulator is looking to subject Aldi and Lidl to the same rules applied to major supermarkets.
Aldi has announced £100m worth of investment in cutting the prices of 330 everyday products.
Aldi is recruiting hundreds of entry-level store assistant roles across its UK stores as it ramps up store openings.
Given the ongoing bifurcation of the old big four, the rise of the discounters, and a more business-friendly regulator, the conditions appear right for a potential supermarket mega merger.
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