Aldi expansion

Why would Aldi keep on investing such huge sums?

Good question Day6 - which is the point I was trying to make about Aldi investing in more stores in the UK which will no longer be part of the EU, and in Australia which obviously is not, yet has withdrawn from Greece which is an EU country.

If the worst happens and we leave the EU, we will be a lot poorer but we will still have to eat something, so we will flock to Aldi and Lidl. Waitrose and M&S might not do so well.

The customer may benefit from their low prices - but what about their suppliers - and staff?

Lidl and Aldi seem to stock a lot of British food.

I think we all appreciate that countries in the EU will also want to do business with the UK, so Brussels may have to end the impasse. Why would Aldi keep on investing such huge sums? My step son works for Mercedes in the UK and he knows that huge firm have no desire to loose their UK market and workforce. It would hit them hard.

Nonnie
I think Teetime is alluding to the fact that there won't be any food coming into the uk from mainland Europe so why would a huge German company expand.
Probably for the same reason that my son in law who manages an Audi (not Aldi) dealership isn't worried one iota.

Aldi organic prosecco and organic Pinot Grigio are both very nice.

I have a 10 minute walk to our Aldi, I use it a fair bit (at least twice a week)' I also shop in Waitrose, M & S food hall and Sainsbury's.

The carpark is always full.

We had a new Aldi open here last year as well as Lidl the year before - we also have Sainsburys, Co-op and BM Stores which now sells food. I do use them all - I like Aldi's chilled meals and Lidl's fresh bread but still go out of town to the big Tescos or Morrisons most weeks as husband doesn't like the others and he's driving. We did try one week buying the weekly shop in Aldi, Lidl and BM (for cat food) but didn't save much and it was a hassle. I can't see they can provide any more jobs here - we've more food shops than anything else and it's only a small market town.

I bought a bottle of gin in Aldi recently after reading rave reviews about it, not that I'm a gin connoisseur so I couldn't say whether it's superior to other brands or not, I just know it's cheaper . Very nice with a Fever Tree tonic and a slice of lemon, not really news though!

News Flash:

It is said they will employ 5,000 new staff, not 1,000
www.cityam.com/264131/aldi-expand-into-130-new-stores-sales-rocket-102bn

What's News, Jalima? The details of where you all do your shopping and how much you save?
I can't save by going to Aldi as it would cost me so much in petrol to get there it wouldn't be worth it.

Now, good news would be - are we going to get one here?

ps that's why I did a like you

I thought the fact that Aldi has abandoned Greece was quite interesting - and has so many stores across Australia was interesting too.
At least, if not interesting, it could be News to some

What's News, Jalima? The details of where you all do your shopping and how much you save?

The initial post was News.

(It wasn't a very serious comment on my part, really...)

I use Waitrose because of the benefits it gives me, free Sunday paper and currently 5% cash back from my bank. I am not loyal to any supermarket so usually go to the nearest on the basis that it would cost more in petrol to go to one of the others than I would save. When I am in the shop I am very careful to buy things on offer and often like the basic/economy range just as much as the branded. If we do get an Aldi I will give it a go.

It's News!

There was much discussion about separating News and Politics into two separate forums but the general consensus was no - perhaps you'd like to start up the discussion again MaizieD if you think it would be worth it. I'm a Yes

Any news on locations Teetime?

Shall I ask Gnet to move this thread to Chat?

Day6 we use Waitrose as well as Lidl (and others) and find Waitrose reasonable if you stick to the offers. The fish is good too, as there is not much selection in our nearest Lidl.

Ooh, perhaps they'll expand and come here!!

Interesting, while driving down through france only saw many Lidls, but we spotted one Aldi not too far from Calais.
We saw Lidl in Greece but didn't spot an Aldi. There are, however, about 500 Aldi stores in Australia.
Perhaps they prefer not to compete in some countries?

We moved to a market town with an Aldi and Lidl not too far away. Both do great business and they have become much more upmarket in terms of shop layout and variety of goods. We save a fortune using them. I used to pop into Waitrose or Sainsburys for a few items but now wonder why I did when foodstuffs tend to be much more expensive. I think there is still a bit of a cachet/snob value to being a Waitrose shopper. Perhaps they'll manage by continuing to serve those who don't need to think too much about the cost of their groceries, but I'd be very worried they won't last long with the cheap competition everywhere.

Those who budget may use the cheaper supermarkets but their car parks tend to have an assortment of very pricey cars in them these days. The middle classes love them, and why not? Good luck to any firm which offers value for money.

The last time I tried Aldi (admittedly some time ago) I found a lot of things were close to use by date - bread in particular was only 2 days from use by date. I would happily try them again but the ones "closest" to me are not in the main shopping areas and have very small car parks

I don't like Aldi at all, it's too stressful with all that rushing around, having to scan 1,000 items per hour does not make for an enjoyable shopping experience, all the tannoy announcements of tills opening and closing and our local one is also a very dark and dreary shop. All those imitation branded goods really annoy me too - years ago they would have been prosecuted for that.
I buy children's books in there and I have bought baby muslins and things like that but I would never eat food from there, it looks awful. Maybe we just have a horrible one here, I've never been in another. I prefer Waitrose but where I live now we have to settle for Tesco unfortunately.

I find the choice in our Aldi quite limited and they have very little that is gluten free.

Our local store is cramped and always full of people so shopping is hard work. There is another one being built at the other side of town which I will try but I am unconvinced although DH buys wine and crisps there.

They've applied for planning permission to build one very close to our Waitrose. Should be interesting.

Teetime why do you associate this with Brexit? As someone else has said we all have to eat so, even if prices do go up and there are shortages, supermarkets will still function. Of course it could be that Aldi think Brexit will cause so much damage to our economy it will bring business to them from the more expensive shops. Sounds like good planning to me.

Oh I do hope they manage to expand as far as our little town. There isn’t an Aldi or Lidl for miles and the only supermarket needs competition.

theres a lot of people in my area who think Aldi is too expensive ,they buy from Iceland and Farmfoods .Of course there is a Waitrose for those at the other end of the scale .

Aldi and Lidl are fab. There are only a few things I go elsewhere for now. We use the money saved for treats!