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German retailer Aldi to invest US$1.8B to expand presence in Britain

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UK – Aldi will invest 1.3 billion pounds ($1.8 billion) in its British and Irish business over the next two years as it attempts to accelerate its growth in market share.  The company, now Britain’s fifth largest supermarket, plans to use the funds to open another 100 new stores in Britain in addition to expanding its logistics infrastructure and enhancing its technology capabilities.   Aldi UK, which has over 920 stores, including 48 stores within the M25, has around 38,000 employees and is led by Giles Hurley.  It plans to launch 2,000 new roles, adding to 7000…

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Aldi invests US$30.8935m to its regional distribution centre in West Lothian.

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SCOTLAND – Supermarket chain Aldi is set to invest US$30.8935 million in a bid to expand its Bathgate distribution centre located in West Lothian after receiving the approval from West Lothian Council. Aldi plans to boost its distribution capacity with 196,000 square feet storage and chill facility, creating more than 200 new jobs at the centre, where 470 staff is already based. According to Aldi, the facility will strengthen its market position in Scotland where it offers a range of Scottish products from 350 to more than 400. Targeting a…

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Aldi to remove single-use plastic bags, unveils plastics plan

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UK – Aldi, the UK supermarket chain has pledged to remove single use US$0.062 plastic bags and use US$0.11 reusable bags made from plastic waste by the end of the year. In addition, the retail giant said that was planning to use recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging for all of its own-label products by 2022 in a move aimed at reducing the impact of plastic on the environment. In a new partnership with Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), the German retailer will join others in tackling plastic pollution by…

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Aldi goes healthy with 60 new organic products in Germany

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GERMANY- Aldi Germany has announced plans to expand its product line portfolio by launching 60 new organic products including of dried fruits, yogurts, breakfast cereals and milk. The expanded range will give the customers a larger basket of organic goods to choose from at the same time making shopping an easier and a wholesome experience. The supermarket said that they were increasing the number of organic products on sale from 240 to about 310 at Aldi Sud while at Aldi Nord, 350 products of GutBio organic range will be increased…

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Aldi UK and Ireland pledges to reduce food waste by 2030

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UK – Aldi, the supermarket and grocery retail chain in the UK and Ireland have pledged to reduce its food waste by 50% by 2030 amidst intensifying global challenge to address food waste. Aldi will work in collaboration with Waste and Resources Action Programme who will further seek the effort of suppliers and third party logistics providers. The supermarket will be working to reduce the amount of surplus food going to the landfill by working together with charity organisations such as FareShare and FoodCloud. According to the retail chain, it…

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Aldi gets award for Supermarket of the Year at Retail Industry Awards

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UK – Aldi received a Supermarket of the Year Award, among other awards that included Chilled Retailer of the Year and Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year at the Retail Industry Awards 2017, for the third consecutive year. The award, which was received amidst the stiff competition from Tesco and Morrisons, was judged by an independent panel of industry experts, and given to Aldi as recognition of its longstanding commitment to delivering products of highest quality to consumers. “We’re thrilled to have been named Supermarket of the Year at the…

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