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ALDI COMMITS TO RECORD £1.3BN UK INVESTMENT
agency McCurrach Group has
ALDI HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IS INVESTING A RECORD £1.3BN IN ITS
undertaken a major rebrand
UK BUSINESS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND HAS JUST OPENED
to help it communicate the
A NEW £22M FACILITY IN BATHGATE.
Glasgow-based 120-year-
breadth and depth of its capabilities spanning sales and marketing, field marketing, consultancy, experiential, digital and data.
NEW JAMES HALL STORE North of England Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co. has announced the acquisition and complete refurbishment of Spar Lancaster University, the company’s 145th companyowned store. The store was previously independently
Aldi’s commitment to the UK has been ramped up with the news that the discounter will invest a record £1.3bn in its UK business over the next two years. This will include around 100 new stores, upgrading of 100 stores, the launch of new and expanded distribution centres and the roll out
of new programmes like its ‘click and collect’ service which was launched recently. The retailer expects to recruit a further 4,000 staff next year to add to the 3,000 roles already created in 2020. Most recently, the company opened a new £22m freezer and chill facility in Bathgate on Friday, providing an extra 17,000sqm of space and allowing Aldi to expand its range of locally-sourced products. The discounter is committed to increasing the number of Scottish products available in its stores to 500 over the next two years.
owned since 1995.
BREWDOG BOOST Eco tech business Pawprint has launched a countrywide search for the most climateconscious businesses to join its Pawprint Pioneers Program and take the lead on tackling climate change. The very first business to take up the fight is long-time environmental champion, multinational brewery and pub chain BrewDog.
MORRISONS BOXES CLEVER Morrisons has launched a food box subscription service allowing shoppers to choose a weekly, fortnightly or monthly food box delivery with subscribers receiving a 5% discount. Customers switching to the box service will be offered a further 20% discount on their first shop. The boxes are ordered online for next day delivery. The retailer first launched a food box service in March and has seen demand for the boxes increase by 56% in the last week.
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The range includes boxes for meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans, fruit, meat and fish boxes, and gluten-free and lean meat boxes.
