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Aldi’s Terenure Road East “Project Fresh” store has reopened its doors to customers following an extensive renovation project which has seen the store completely refurbished. Project Fresh sees Aldi invest a further €60m in revamping the layout and design of all of its 144 stores nationwide.
Aldi Ireland is doubling the number of stores offering its on-demand home delivery service in partnership with Deliveroo, meaning over 1.5 million Irish shoppers will be able to avail of the service in the run up to Christmas.
Aldi Ireland has today announced a Christmas Bonus for its amazing colleagues, as a thank you to those who have worked tirelessly throughout this challenging year. Store and distribution colleagues will receive a 10% bonus in November, which will be paid in December ahead of the Christmas period.
Aldi Ireland today announced it has agreed a contract extension worth €5.4 million with Tipperary-based Glenpatrick Irish Spring Water to continue supplying Aldi with its own-label Comeragh Water range. Glenpatrick Irish Spring Water has supplied 100% Irish spring water to Aldi for almost 20 years.
As part of this contract, Aldi will be introducing new water bottles made from 100% recycled material (rPET) in January 2021 across six Comeragh Water products produced by Glenpatrick Irish Spring Water.
Aldi’s Ballyfermot, Kylemore Road “Project Fresh” store has reopened its doors to customers following an extensive renovation project which has seen the store completely refurbished. Project Fresh sees Aldi invest €60m in revamping the layout and design of all of its 144 stores nationwide.
The newly refurbished store has received a full makeover in line with Aldi’s award-winning Project Fresh design. Aldi’s Project Fresh store layout was recognised at the Checkout National Retail Supplier Awards, by scooping the Best New Store Build award for Aldi’s Ennistymon store, one of Aldi’s first Project Fresh stores.
Aldi Ireland can confirm it has postponed all non-essential product Specialbuy promotions. All non-essential products currently on sale in the ‘middle aisles’ of its 144 Irish stores have also been removed.
Aldi have been fully supportive of the government’s actions to combat COVID-19, and have been at the forefront of the retail response to the pandemic, keeping supply chains open and food supplies moving throughout. The decision follows further clarification from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation regarding the classification of essential and non-essential retail.
Aldi Ireland has agreed a new 12-month contract worth €1.2 million with Waterford-based Glorious Sushi.
The new contract will see the company create and produce a new own-label sushi range for Aldi. From February 2021, customers will be able to pick up Aldi’s own-label Tasty to Go sushi across all its 144 stores nationwide.
A recent survey carried out in Barnardos services shows an increase in demand for food support for families since the onset of Covid-19. This comes as Barnardos announced a new two-year partnership with leading family retailer Aldi Ireland to raise €1 million for vulnerable young children across Ireland.
