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ALDI HIRING TEMPORARY STORE COLLEAGUES THIS CHRISTMAS

Aldi is hiring more than 1,500 people to work in its UK stores on a temporary basis over the Christmas period as it gears up for its biggest-ever Christmas.

ALDI TO INVEST £1.3 BILLION AS SALES HIT NEW RECORD

• CEO Giles Hurley praises colleagues for their outstanding efforts during the pandemic
• Annual sales increase 10.2% to a record £13.5 billion (YE 31 December 2020)
• Over 60% of households shopped with the retailer in the last year**
• £1.3bn investment pledged over the next two years (2022-2023) to create ‘more places and more ways to shop with Aldi’
• New Aldi checkout-free store planned in Greenwich, London

Aldi, Britain’s lowest-priced and favourite supermarket, has pledged to invest £1.3 billion over the next two years (2022-2023) in a bid to further accelerate its share of the UK grocery market.

ALDI INTRODUCES COMMUNITY DONATION POINTS IN STORES NATIONWIDE

Aldi is rolling out new community donation points in stores nationwide to help support those in need.

Aldi trialling its first checkout-free store in London

Aldi is trialling new checkout-free technology that will allow customers to scan a smartphone app to enter the store, pick up their shopping, and simply walk out without the need to pay at a till. Shortly after their visit, they will get an email receipt and be charged automatically using their chosen payment method.

ALDI LAUNCHES NEW OWN-LABEL CHOCOLATE BAR WITH TONY’S CHOCOLONELY

Aldi is launching a brand new chocolate bar with Tony’s Chocolonely in a UK supermarket first.

The own-label Choceur CHOCO CHANGER will be available as a Specialbuy in Aldi stores across the UK from 19^th September 2021.

ALDI INTRODUCES FRIDGE DOORS TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Aldi is to save the equivalent of over 2,000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year by installing fridge doors as standard in its new and newly refurbished stores.

ALDI TO CREATE MORE THAN 2,000 NEW ROLES BETWEEN NOW AND CHRISTMAS

Aldi is to create more than 2,000 new jobs across the UK between now and Christmas. The supermarket, which currently has over 920 stores and employs around 38,000 people, is pushing ahead with plans to open more than one new store a week this year.

ALDI CROWNED UK’S CHEAPEST SUPERMARKET – YET AGAIN!

• Shoppers can save £7.82 by shopping at Aldi
• Supermarket claims top spot having been named the UK’s Cheapest Supermarket

Consumer group Which? conducted its Cheapest Supermarket price comparison and looked at the cost of a basket of 20 items, including groceries and household essentials, with Aldi coming in cheapest at just £23.59. The same shopping cost a whopping 7% more at Sainsbury’s and 15% more at Tesco.

ALDI TO TRIAL FULLY RECYCLABLE SANDWICH PACKAGING

Aldi is set to introduce fully recyclable sandwich packaging as part of a trial with its supplier Greencore.