UK: Aldi to extend click-and-collect trial to 200 stores

In September, Aldi announced it was investing £1.3 billion over the next two years in its supermarkets.

Aldi is to extend its trial of click and collect to up to more than 200 British additional stores by Christmas.

Aldi first launched its click and collect service to customers at a single store in the Midlands in September, before extending the trial to cover a total of 18 stores last month.

Shoppers can choose from a full range of grocery items online, then drive to their local store where their shopping is brought to their car by Aldi colleagues contact-free, in line with social distancing rules.

“We know that more and more people want to buy high-quality food at unbeatable Aldi prices – particularly at the moment – and this trial has been hugely popular so far,” said Giles Hurley, Chief Executive Officer, Aldi UK and Ireland.

“By extending it to hundreds of new stores, we’re making Aldi accessible to thousands of shoppers who might never have visited one of our stores before.”

In September, Aldi announced it was investing £1.3 billion over the next two years, including in opening 100 new stores and upgrading a further 100 stores.