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ALDI ANNOUNCES RECORD £1.6BN EXPANSION PLAN TO MEET UK’S ‘DEMAND FOR DISCOUNT’ 

• Aldi commits a further £1.6bn to accelerate store expansion plan over the next two-years 
• 21 new stores opening in the next 13 weeks, bringing ‘high-quality, affordable groceries to millions more British families’ 
• Prices lowered on over 900 products so far this year, with more to follow  
• Market share now 10.8% as more customers switch from traditional full-price supermarkets 
• Annual sales to 31^st December 2024 rise to record £18.1bn 

BIGGER THAN EXPECTED PAY RISE FOR THOUSANDS OF ALDI STORE COLLEAGUES

The UK’s fourth largest supermarket reiterates its commitment to “never to be beaten on pay”

From Monday 1^st September, over 28,000 Aldi hourly paid store colleagues across the UK will receive a bigger than expected pay rise as the supermarket reinforces its pledge to never be beaten on pay.

In July, Aldi said it was increasing pay for Store Assistants from £12.75 an hour to £13.00 from 1^st September, to become the first supermarket to offer this minimum rate.

ALDI’S SUPERFAN CARD RETURNS – APPLY NOW TO WIN SUPERFAN STATUS AND A YEAR’S FREE SHOPPING

Aldi’s exclusive Superfan Card is back – and the perks have got even better.

Following the success of last year’s launch, which saw Charlotte Mellor from Oldham bag Aldi’s first-ever Superfan Card offering a year’s worth of free groceries, the supermarket is launching its exclusive Superfan Card for 2025.