Aldi and Sainsburys become the FIRST UK supermarkets to sell pink prosecco

Pink Prosecco will arrive on the shelves of UK supermarkets from next week after a change in Italian law allowed the sparkling wine to be made with Pinot Noir grapes for the first time. Both Sainsbury’s and Aldi will stock their own brand’s of Prosecco rosé from next week while PINK Prosecco, one of the … Read more

Tesco’s target of matching Aldi prices is paying off

Tesco’s target of matching Aldi prices is paying off as its popularity among shoppers is on the rise Initiatives such as its Aldi Price Match promise ramped up its appeal, UBS said  Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons are in better position since Covid started By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 BST, … Read more

Aldi customers blast store for ‘misleading’ sandpit advertising

Furious customers blast Aldi for ‘misleading’ advertising after discovering toy sandpit is not much bigger than an adult’s hand Parents posted pictures of the tiny sandpit slamming Aldi for misrepresenting it Some saw the funny side and joked that their kids had ‘suddenly become giants’  Aldi has already offered several customers refunds on social media … Read more

Aldi is first UK supermarket to stock coronavirus face masks

Aldi becomes the first supermarket to stock coronavirus face masks – selling a two-pack of reusable cotton coverings for less than a fiver (and they’ve already sold out online) Aldi is selling two-pack of reusable cotton coronavirus face masks for £4.99  Comes after new they’ll be mandatory on public transport from the 15th of June  … Read more

Aldi to install traffic light system to admit queuing customers

Aldi will install TRAFFIC LIGHT system on store doors which will keep them closed if there are too many customers inside with marshalls on patrol to maintain social distancing Aldi says its traffic light system will stop people from jostling for space in store  The supermarket has also introduced protective screens across its checkouts  German … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Aldi plays catch-up on lockdown delivery

When lockdown began, our family, like millions of others, were excluded from home deliveries even though the household has a vulnerable member.  Ocado was impossible, Tesco could offer us no slots and Fresh, the food arm of Amazon-owned Whole Foods, claimed to have delivery times immediately available but it proved a false claim unless you … Read more

Aldi kicks blind key worker out for shopping with his girlfriend

Blind key worker, 54, gets thrown out of Aldi for shopping with his partner as he is buying supplies for his elderly neighbours Liverpool City Council worker Christy Lynch was asked to leave Aldi in Thornton   His partner was there because he is blind in one eye and partly blind in the other Lynch tried to … Read more

Aldi and Asda issue ‘no touch’ warnings for products and trolleys to prevent spread of coronavirus

Asda issues ‘no touch’ warning urging shoppers to only handle items they intend to buy to prevent coronavirus spread – while Aldi customers are told to only pick up trolleys they will use Aldi and Asda are encouraging customers to only touch items they will buy The policy is the latest measure introduced to limit … Read more