ALDI in the news

16 October 2009
Shoppers rejoice as Aldi opens its doors - Daily Advertiser
THE new Aldi store in Glenfield Park, Wagga opened its doors yesterday at 8.30am and almost 50 bargain hunters patiently lined up to get the first glimpse of the shopping revolution.

3 October 2009
A cheaper way to beat wrinkles - Daily Telegraph
A face cream selling for less than $12 a bottle has been voted the most effective anti-wrinkle cream by the British consumer group Which?

9 July 2009
ALDI popularity on the rise
The study which looked at how Australian mums are coping with the recession found that ‘value’ has become the key driver for consumers today.

9 July 2009
Supermarket giants checked out, found wanting - Sydney Morning Herald
Consumer hostility towards the powerful supermarket duopoly of Woolworths and Coles is palpable and growing, according to a series of focus groups conducted by social marketers.

12 June 2009
Now I get it Mum - Courier Mail
Don’t you hate it when your mother is right? Regular readers will know that my mother is an outright stalker of her local ALDI shop. The manager there knows her and her little white fluffy dog by name. So I thought she might be beside herself when I told her I sat next to the head of ALDI in Australia at lunch on Wednesday in Sydney.

11 June 2009
ALDI wants new suppliers for $1 billion expansion push - Smart Company
German supermarket giant ALDI has launched a $1 billion expansion plan that will see it build at least 25 stores a year over the next three years - and it's desperately looking for Australian grocery suppliers to support its push. "We are looking for suppliers that can meet our required volumes and importantly, are as passionate about high quality goods as we are," group managing director Michael Kloeters says.

June 2009
ALDI opens new $35 million Product Development Centre - Retailbiz.com.au
ALDI Stores has opened a $35 million state-of-the art product development and quality assurance centre at its Australian head office in Minchinbury, in western Sydney.

21 January 2009
ALDI continues expansion - A Current Affair
Budget supermarket chain ALDI has passed the 200 store mark in Australia and plans to continue expanding into a market that targets cost-conscious shoppers.

21 January 2009
Frantic ALDI planners see double - The Australian GERMAN supermarket chain ALDI is building new distribution centres in Sydney and Melbourne that will allow it to double its presence in the Australian market. The company passed the 200-store milestone on December 18 when five stores were opened in Belmont in NSW, Sunshine, Elphington and Cheltenham in Victoria and Beaudesert in Queensland, taking the portfolio to 202 stores just eight years after arriving in Australia.

5 December 2008
First in first served - Cowra Guardian
Cowra residents lined the footpath of Fitzroy Street from 8am yesterday morning waiting for the doors of Cowra’s latest supermarket to open. ALDI opened at 9am and a stream of enthusiast shoppers burst through the doors to get a stash of Christmas presents.

21 November 2008
Mudgee ALDI opens - Mudgee Guardian
Three Mudgee High School students were the first customers of Mudgee’s new ALDI store yesterday. Tara Fowler, Brieanna Golino and Melanie Kastalein arrived at 6.45am and waited outside for the doors to open, by which time a queue of shoppers had built up around them.

11 August 2008
ALDI provides the ginger in grocery prices - The Age
Some shoppers who bought pantry staples from a Coles supermarket last year paid 5 per cent more than others who shopped at a Coles on the other side of town. The difference between them was that the store with the cheaper goods had an ALDI store nearby.

26 July 2008
ALDI’s simple recipe for success - The Age
Nearly 10 years ago, Michael Kloeters was living a comfortable life in Germany, working for the ALDI supermarket chain, when his superiors called him in one day. They asked whether he'd like to set up ALDI in Australia. This surprise proposal would change his life.