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ALDI PLEDGES RECORD £1.3 BILLION INVESTMENT AS SALES SOAR

• Aldi unveils £1.3 billion investment plan to mark 30^th anniversary in the UK
• Annual sales increase 8.3% to £12.3 billion (YE 31 December 2019)
• 1 million British shoppers switch to Aldi**
• Offering customers the best value remains Aldi’s ‘most important commitment’ as household budgets are squeezed
• CEO, Giles Hurley, praises employees, suppliers and customers for ‘courageous’ effort responding to Coronavirus outbreak

LETTER FROM GILES HURLEY

Aldi CEO Giles Hurley has written to customers today.

The full letter is available below and outlines a number of comprehensive safety measures that are currently in place in all Aldi stores.

ALDI REFILLS TO CLEAN UP 550 TONNES OF PLASTIC IN SUPERMARKET FIRST

Aldi is the first supermarket to launch own-brand concentrated cleaning liquids that will refill spray bottles up to four times, in a move that will save an estimated 550 tonnes of single-use plastic a year.

ALDI WORKS WITH RNIB TO TRIAL AUDIO PROMPTS FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM

Aldi UK has collaborated with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to trial the addition of audio prompts to its traffic light entry system, to help blind and partially-sighted customers safely enter its stores and maintain social distancing.

ALDI TO CREATE NEARLY 4,000 NEW JOBS IN 2020

Aldi is set to create nearly 4,000 new jobs across the UK this year as it pushes ahead with plans to open an average of one new store a week between now and Christmas.

ALDI TEENAGE CANCER TRUST DONATIONS TO HIT £10M BY 2027

Aldi has pledged that its donations to Teenage Cancer Trust will hit £10m by 2027 as the supermarket announces a five-year extension to its current partnership with the charity.

ALDI DOUBLES THE SIZE OF ITS DELIVEROO TRIAL WITH 11 NEW STORES

Aldi is extending its current trial with Deliveroo into 11 new stores, including five more in London and launching in Greater Manchester and Cambridge for the first time.

ALDI TO REMOVE OVER 2 BILLION PIECES OF PLASTIC

• Aldi will remove 74,000 tonnes of plastic packaging during the next five years
• Reduction is equivalent to the removal of 2.2bn single items of plastic

ALDI UK COMMITS TO NEVER SELLING CHLORINATED CHICKEN OR HORMONE INJECTED BEEF

Aldi UK’s CEO Giles Hurley has vowed that the supermarket will only ever sell fresh chicken and beef from British farmers. Aldi has also ruled out selling chlorinated chicken or hormone treated beef, regardless of any future trade deals.