ALDI product causing massive stir
ALDI Australia’s loyal shoppers have questioned the supermarket’s decision to stock one of its new Special Buy products this week.
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Poisoning alert over cheap Aldi tap
CONSUMERS should not use Aldi’s Easy Home tap for drinking or cooking, after tests showed it can poison water with 15 times the safe level of lead.
RUSH HOUR: Stories you need to know today
THOUSANDS of customers have been warned not to use an $80 Chinese-made Aldi tap after tests proved it contaminates water with 15 times the safe limit of lead.
Discount supermarket cheaper than ALDI
MOVE over Woolworths, Coles and ALDI – there’s a new discount player in town and the prices are ridiculous.
Why there are actually two Aldis
A FEW kilometres apart lies an invisible border. Known as the ‘Aldi equator’, it cuts the famous brand into two entirely separate, yet very similar, parts.
Battle to close down a ‘fake’ Aldi
A MAN who spent more than $1.7m setting up a fake supermarket has finally been forced to shut down operations.
Big changes coming to Coles
THE Coles boss has slammed “crazy prices” as the supermarket giant prepares to fight Aldi and Amazon in a $90 billion battle.
Crazy scenes at Aldi’s snow sale
MOTHERS were working in “teams” at Aldi’s much-hyped snow gear sale, using their children to guard piles of clothing.
How Aldi chooses its Special Buys
FROM coffee and peanut butter to TVs and power generators — Aldi’s Special Buys may seem random, but there’s method to the madness.
ALDI’s new $2.70 protein ‘water’
IT’S been years in the making. Now an Aussie entrepreneur has created a clear protein water that ALDI Australia couldn’t ignore.
Aldi customers’ biggest gripe ‘fixed’
IT’S the biggest complaint of most Aldi customers, but the CEO says it’s been fixed — and is asking for a second chance.
Date of Aldi’s biggest sale day revealed
WINTER is coming and with the chill is the inevitable chaos at supermarket giant Aldi for their annual snow sale.
Aldi of activewear ready to launch
DECATHLON is one of the world’s biggest players in sporting goods retail. And they’ve just announced the location of their first Australian store.
Aldi workers ‘treated like slaves’
ALDI says it is investigating allegations from two former workers that they were “treated like slaves” in the supermarket’s warehouse.
Aldi adds hundreds of products
ALDI is beefing up its product range and investing hundreds of millions of dollars in refurbishing its ageing stores as it attempts to regain momentum.
Why Aldi’s check-outs are so fast
ALDI says its check-outs are 40 per cent quicker than its rivals. Now two former employees say there is a reason why.
Aldi is running out of steam
AUSTRALIA’S love affair with Aldi may be waning as a resurgent Woolworths finds its mojo and IGA’s decline accelerates.
Aldi reveals biggest change in 10 years
ALDI customers will notice something different about the discount supermarket in the near future, as it rolls out its first logo change in a decade.
How Aldi scans items so fast
IF YOU’VE ever shopped at Aldi, you’ve experienced its ultra-fast checkout staff. Aldi’s speedy reputation is no mistake.
New superstore not just Aldi 2.0
IT SELLS everything from chocolates to TVs and is 15 times bigger than Aldi. This is why Aussie shoppers should take note.
Woolies and Coles are slashing products
ALDI has the secret formula that has transformed the way Australians shop for groceries. Now the big supermarket chains have finally caught on.
Why Woolies counts your items
WOOLWORTHS has finally overtaken Coles in one key metric. It has everything to do with the way you stack your basket.
How to get free stuff from Aldi
FINALLY, the wait is over. If you’ve been dying to join Aldi’s famous Testers Club — and get free groceries — here’s how to apply.
Finance news you need to know today
ALDI has overtaken the Co-operative to become Britain’s fifth largest grocer with market share of 6.2 per cent, new data shows.
Woolworths’ new weapon in grocery war
THERE’S a new supermarket boss in town, and she will lead the charge against Coles and Aldi in Australia’s $90 billion grocery war.
Aldi in embarrassing can mix-up
THE supermarket has apologised for a “packaging fault” in one of its products, which resulted in a Coles deodorant can being wrapped in Aldi packaging.
ALDI’s booze ban sparks outrage
HE picked up a bottle of alcohol to stop it falling over on the checkout. The cashier told his mum she couldn’t sell it to her now because he’d touched it.
China is crazy for these Aldi biscuits
THESE German treats sold at Aldi stores are among the most in-demand in Australia right now. Chinese shoppers can’t get enough of them.
Metcash takes a $7.9 million hit from Aldi
ALDI’S expansion, plus a deal to buy Home Timber and Hardware chain from Woolworths, have hit IGA owner Metcash’s bottom line.
Coles’ secret weapon against Aldi
COLES is pulling out the big guns, taking on Aldi with a product aimed at penny-pinching hipsters and mum-and-dad shoppers.
Rare look inside Aldi’s secret testing lab
EVERY day, one of Aldi’s hundreds of products is being thoroughly tested in a secretive lab. We got a look inside, and this is what we found.
Aldi’s $3 billion weapon in global war
MARC Kruger drinks up to 10 coffees per day. As the head of a $3 billion giant teaming up with Aldi, he certainly needs to stay awake.
Aldi takes Aussie producers to China
ALDI is taking over the world — and Australian food and wine producers are being invited along for the ride.
Aldi rival on its way to Australia
GROCERY shopping could soon become a whole lot cheaper, with Aldi’s biggest rival Kaufland plotting a move Down Under.
Aldi slammed: ‘Their greed is unlimited’
DICK Smith has launched an extraordinary attack on Aldi, accusing the discount retailer of siphoning “hundreds of millions of dollars” to Germany.
Watchdog hits out at shelf shafting
THE competition watchdog has raised concerns about the way Aldi, Coles and Woolworths dump products from their supermarket shelves.
Aldi reveals massive expansion plan
ALDI will overhaul all of its Australian stores over the next four years as it revamps its fresh food offering to compete with Coles and Woolworths.
The Aldi of booze has arrived
AUSTRALIA’S obsession with low prices continues, with Coles trialling a new cut-price liquor store. Proof Aldi has our big retailers rattled.
Aldi slashes spring prices
DISCOUNT supermarket Aldi has kicked off another bout in the price war with permanent cuts of up to 25 per cent to popular spring products.
Underdog out to topple Target and Big W
THE store is taking a leaf out of Aldi’s book to win over customers – and it looks to be working with an ambitious expansion plan about to kick off.
This is the other $9000 ‘Aldi effect’
IT MAY be pushing down grocery prices, but the German discount supermarket is having another effect — in the opposite direction.
What Myer can learn from Aldi
MYER is celebrating an incredible turnaround, but there’s one area where the department store needs to up its game.
Is this Aldi’s boldest move yet?
ALDI lovers, rejoice! The cut-price retailer is about to up its game in the one area where it trails behind the local competition.
DJs threat to Coles and Woolies
COLES and Woolworths could lose some of their high spending customers to David Jones’ new up-market food stores, analysts have warned.
Aldi of real estate to smash $6 billion fees
REAL estate agents raked in nearly $7 billion in commissions last year. This company wants to put that money back in your pocket.
New threat to Coles and Woolies
THERE’S a player in the fight for your hard-earned grocery dollar and no, it’s not Aldi. They’re doing something completely different.
Woolies’ latest bid to win price wars
IT STARTED with milk, roast chickens, tissues and toothpaste. Now Woolies has a new target in the ongoing supermarket price wars.
Low prices are the real problem
YES, shopping can be “too cheap”. And Bunnings isn’t the only one worried about Aldi’s low prices. The Reserve Bank is as well.
Low prices are the real problem
YES, shopping can be “too cheap”. And Bunnings isn’t the only one worried about Aldi’s low prices. The Reserve Bank is as well.
The big winners from Brexit
GERMAN discount like Aldi chains will thrive while traditional stores face higher costs as Britain looks set to exit the European Union.
How low will Aldi’s prices go?
ALDI has given meat prices the chop with cuts to lamb legs and other fresh meat products. And it’s not done yet.
This is why we hate supermarkets
HELL is other people at the supermarket. A new study has revealed our biggest pet peeves — and what Aldi shoppers hate most.
Bunnings’ surprise competitor
IF IT’S a cordless drill you’re after, you might head to Bunnings. Or you might head to a store that’s not traditionally thought of as a rival.
Risk of supermarket price war growing
WINTER is coming for IGA. The risk of a price war is growing and Metcash is the “most likely to lose”, investment bank UBS has warned.
Woolies’ ‘defensive’ move against Aldi
WOOLIES’ decision to dump its struggling ‘Select’ products are a defensive response to Aldi’s popularity, but an expert says it won’t have the impact it wants.
Woolworths is now cheaper than Coles
WOOLWORTHS is finally cheaper than Coles. While the big two are still more expensive than Aldi, the price cuts are starting to show.
Big problem facing ‘unstoppable’ Aldi
ALDI is now nearing a “tipping point” in Australia, a major new report says, but Coles is putting up a fight in one key area that could spell trouble.
Shoppers win fight over Aldi eggs
ALDI has backed down in a massive win for consumers, who were bombarding the supermarket giant with complaints about its eggs.
Aldi of sports a ‘category killer’
A FRENCH company dubbed the Aldi of sporting equipment is about to put Rebel through its paces in the $1.3 billion Australian market.
Sign Woolies is losing the groceries war
WOOLIES appears to be losing its battle with Aldi and Coles over Australia’s $11 billion groceries market, with its latest results painting a grim picture.
Dire warning for Coles and Woolworths
SUPERMARKET giants Woolworths and Coles should be seriously worried about Aldi’s “maturing” customer base.
Aldi shoppers sparking ‘viral movement’
EVEN if you don’t buy your groceries at Aldi, you’re still winning. And with Aldi set to grow, it’s only going to get better.
Aldi eating Woolworths’ lunch
GERMAN discount chain Aldi continues its long march into Australia, with new data revealing more bad news for Woolworths.
Aldi’s cringe-worthy social media fail
ALDI is no stranger to social media missteps, but in light of the backlash they’re currently facing, you’d think they’d have thought this one through …
Why Aldi shoppers are blowing up
WOOLWORTHS and Coles are committed to the change, but customers are angry that Aldi won’t follow suit.
How Woolies is playing into Aldi’s hands
OPINION: WOOLIES is playing into Aldi’s hands, with its new brand strategy part of a race to the bottom by the supermarket chains.
Aldi recalls biscuits made in ‘dirty factory’
ALDI has severed ties with a factory suspected of being contaminated by pests after having to recall biscuits sold in the United Kingdom.
Woolworths is killing Homebrand
IT’S one of the most recognisable grocery labels in the country: Woolies’ red-and-white, no frills Homebrand. Not anymore.
Where Woolworths is dominating
IS THIS Woolworths’ shining light? While Woolies’ supermarkets struggle against Coles and Aldi, sales are surging in one area.
Woolies kicked in the ‘privates’
ALDI is the fans’ favourite, but Coles is winning hearts and minds across the country in the private label department.
Aldi suffers rare setback in Australia
DISCOUNT grocer Aldi is closing a key part of its Australian operations less than three years after it was launched.
Coles and Woolies’ darkest secret
WHAT do Coles, Woolworths, Aldi, Hyundai and Nestle have in common? They are all in the spotlight over this shameful secret.
Aldi tampon: ‘It ripped in half inside me’
A TEENAGER is calling for a boycott on Aldi tampons — after she claims one of them ripped in half inside of her, saying it could put women at risk.
The demise of Woolies’ fancy shops
IT’S the hoity-toity alternative to your local store and now the $20 million gourmet grocer is getting the boot. Could it be the $38 honey?
Hundreds line up for Aldi’s new store
NOPE, it’s not an iPhone launch — but the queue was just as long. Here’s a peek inside Aldi’s newest store, which hundreds of shoppers camped out to see.
Shops planning Aussie invasion
IT’S been a big few years for international retailers invading Australia, and the global takeover is far from over, with some exciting openings ahead in 2016.
Latest social media campaign fail
WE’VE all seen how quickly social media campaigns can turn disastrous, but it seems ALDI Australia hasn’t gotten the message. This will make you cringe.
Aldi coke-head stole $20,000
AN “AMBITIOUS” assistant manager at Aldi stole more than $20k for his cocaine addiction — so he could get promoted.
Home brands have officially won
THE private label switch is on — and Aldi has won. New research has revealed Aussie shoppers have finally passed a tipping point.
Woolies, Aldi and Coles’ slavery shame
IF PRAWNS are on the menu for your family’s Christmas lunch, you need to read Tin Nyo Win’s heart-wrenching story.
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