With the ongoing cost-of-living crisis changing consumer behaviour across the nation, discounter Aldi has reported annual sales of £15.5 bn and promises to bring value to even more communities in the UK A quick look at the numbers Annual sales up 14% to £15.5 bn Operating profit up to £178.7m,  a margin of 1.2% Circa 1 million additional shoppers through the doors The switch ...

I visited Aldi Nord’s Shop & Go store in Utrecht, the Netherlands, where the discounter has upgraded its cashierless store concept. Testing the concept in a high footfall location The store was first opened in July 2022, in the centre of Utrecht, an ideal location for testing a cashierless store. IGD visited in December 2022 and produced a store visit report , highlighting the technology...

I visited Aldi’s new store in Woking, its 1,000 th in the UK. Store 1,000 and more to come On 7 September 2023, Aldi welcomed its 1,000 th store to the UK, in the Lion Retail Park in Woking. The German discounter entered the market in 1990 and has risen to be the UK’s fourth largest grocery retailer in 2023, according to recent Kantar data . The discounter has also revealed its ambi...