Aldi

Aldi is a privately owned grocer that has built its reputation on low prices and, as well as food, is famous for ‘special buys’ – bargain products that arrive in stores every Thursday and Sunday.

The business was established in Germany in the 1940s by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht and in 1960 split in two to form Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud. The UK and Ireland business is part of Aldi Sud, which also operates in countries including China, Australia and the USA.

In recent years Aldi, and value supermarket counterpart Lidl, have disrupted the established UK grocers and won market share.

Aldi has focused on selling through its stores and only offers a limited selection online, such as wines and a variety of general merchandise ranging from weekly special buys to toys and homewares. Aldi UK has a target of 1,200 stores by 2025.

Latest news and insight on Aldi from Retail-Week.com

News
Aldi posts ‘record sales’ as it gains a million customers
2023-09-25T06:37:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Aldi has posted “record sales” in the 12 months to December 2022, claiming the cost-of-living crisis has “transformed” the way the UK shops.
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Tesco locks 1,000 prices to help shoppers deal with cost-of-living crisis
2023-09-25T06:34:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Tesco is locking more than 1,000 prices until 2024 as part of its plan to deliver “great value” and help shoppers cope with the cost-of-living crisis.
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Exclusive: Discounters and value retailers to be fastest growing grocers in next five years
2023-09-18T23:01:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
The discounters Aldi and Lidl and value giant Poundland are set to be the fastest-growing food retailers in the UK over the next five years.

More on Aldi

Analysis

Forecast: Who will win in grocery as inflation begins to ease?

2023-09-18T23:01:00+01:00By Lisa Byfield-Green, Hanna Hua

Grocery spend increased by 8.4% and 8.7% on a total and like-for-like basis respectively in the three months to July, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. This compares to a 1.5% increase for retail overall. With high rates of food inflation, value has been the key focus and, despite transaction value increasing, volumes have been in decline.

Analysis

One year on from losing fourth to Aldi, is there a way back for Morrisons?

2023-09-13T16:04:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

A year on from the seismic shift felt in the grocery market when discounter Aldi overtook supermarket giant Morrisons to fourth place, how are the two businesses tracking?

What does the collapse of Wilko mean for the UK high street?
2023-09-11T16:13:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Aldi plans to open 500 stores as demand for discounters increases
2023-09-08T06:33:00+01:00By Ritika Bhoora
Price cuts vs promotional offers: what have the discounters decided?
2023-08-30T05:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Sainsbury’s adds more products to Aldi Price Match campaign
2023-08-23T09:27:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

Aldi and Lidl gain 800,000 extra shoppers
2023-08-23T06:20:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Aldi to create 1,700 new jobs in the UK
2023-08-17T06:30:00+01:00By Chloe Mills
What can retailers learn from Aldi’s supply chain strategy?
2023-08-14T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for Informatica and Maersk, by Megan Dunsby
Aldi rolls out price cuts on more products
2023-08-11T06:27:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

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