Aldi expansion

jura are you being paid by the EU commission by any chance?

Am getting to grips with Aldi products, quite difficult to assess their best buys, anyone recommend a certain product?

Found this 're Tesco and their new budget stores:

Speculation is mounting that Tesco will launch a new discount store to compete with rivals
Aldi and Lidl.

The UK’s biggest retailer said it would be “sharing some exciting news” on 19 September at its site at Chatteris in Cambridgeshire.

No further details were provided but in July the company advertised for staff for a “new store format” in Chatteris, seeking to recruit retail assistants, retail customer service assistants and retail managers. Media reports said Tesco was close to launching a chain of discount stores in Britain called “Jack’s” after Jack Cohen, who founded a business in 1919 that became Tesco.

Independent, 11th September.

That sounds about right Chewbaccaas the prices in this small Tesco Extra are now so much less than the big Tesco about 40 mins away with no Aldi competition.So the new Aldi has really made a difference to the local Tesco, yipee, our gain.

OK, back to food. Same rules for Aldi, Lidle, Tesco or Waitrose, etc.

Push down on prices won't help either.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/food-standards-brexit-uk-us-trade-deal-maggots-rat-hair-worms-insects-mould-products-a8575721.html

The Aldi store we have locally is rather old, a bit tatty and looks grim from the outside but the staff are lovely and very helpful and polite. But Lidl have just taken over an empty office block and will be opening there just before Christmas, just in time for serious competition!

Sadly neither an Aldi or Lidl locally. Sometimes pop into Lidl that is opposite the now demolished, soon to be resurrected, Wimbledon Football Ground en route to or from friends in Tooting.

I'm pretty sure that I heard that Tesco are opening a new series of stores that will aim to be in direct competition to Aldi and Lidl, lemon. They've recognised that both of the budget stores have made huge inroads to the food retail market and are setting up to take a slice of it back. I'll see if I can find a bit more on that.....

I agree with you now lemon. It's so unfair to the person who began this thread to have it overtaken by one poster who is so obsessed by Brexit that it's completely derailed the thread. Most unfair. And rude.

... as clear as a bell in my post.

First it was Aldi! Then it was Dad's Army! Irish borders now? What on earth....

Please jura can you keep to discussing the original post? What has the Irish border got to do with Aldi? Or any other high street store in Britain? There are so many other threads about Brexit, surely you could join in on one of them and ask your questions? Please, jura; don't derail this thread, it really isn't fair to the person who began the discussion.

because we have been waiting for days

For what, Jura ? ...

You know, I really think that Brexit has sent some people crazy.

not really, but it is about discussing Brexit. But you can reply to the question on the Irish border thread, if you'd care to do so, because we have been waiting for days ...

Is this thread about the Irish Border now?

Now we have ‘Irish Border’ in the thread.

A brand new Aldi opened recently near me, which was a pleasant surprise as there wasn’t one for a long long way before that.I enjoyed browsing in it and comparing prices.
No wonder Aldi and Lidl are success stories.The Tesco near the new Aldi now have massive price cuts, a win win situation for customers.

Strange way to be out Maw-

before you go, care to give an answer about the Irish border, please. Because if you ever gave answers, or discussed Brexit - we might actually get somewhere. As said, this thread was not started by a Remainer, was it?

Ariston ...

But isn’t it unfair to deprive Jura of the opportunity to (bang on abou) discuss Brexit?
There are so few threads dedicated to aspects of it (10 on the first page, but there may be more) so I think you should let her go on.... and on.

I’m out!

Sorry Maw... I meant "give up"! banging head against a brick wall

Give Maw! jura is absolutely determined to mither herself into a stew, no matter what. Best leave her to it.

yes, my point entirely ;)

www.ft.com/content/ac0cf454-cd50-11e8-9fe5-24ad351828ab

Better be quick before they go bust then.

Of course they have financial advisers- and they can see their chance- as price are rising fast, and shortages beginning. They are on the ball, for sure...

As for mithering, I'll just end in French 'Patisserie Valérie' - bonne nuit.

I suspect that Aldi have many financial advisers, who will have taken the long view jura. I doubt that they will have invested so much money in the UK if they had any great concerns for the longevity of their business post Brexit. But you seem determined to be worried and anxious about it all and nothing that anyone can say to you will bring you peace of mind. So I'll leave you to carry on with your mithering.

'I seriously doubt that they are as fearful of the future, post Brexit, as you are.'

agreed, and for what reason, do you think? My point entirely.

I'm afraid, if the OP makes it clear it is Brexit related- then the discussion can go in many directions- and not necessarily where the OP, or you, intended. That is the nature of the beast.