ALDI Australia’s expansion will continue across the nation this year, as it opens new stores in nearly every state. But there are a few catches.

February 2, 2018
News.com.au

ALDI Australia’s expansion will continue across the nation this year, as it opens new stores in nearly every state.   :)

The German retail giant, which opened its 500th store in Australia in November last year, is set to open a further 32 new stores with seven in NSW. Two of them will be based in Wetherill Park and Warners Bay and will open in the first half of the year.   :)

In Queensland, eight stores are coming early this year with two confirmed for The Gap and Dalby, though there is local speculation that Aldi plans to open stores in North Queensland.

Victoria will get an extra four stores with one already confirmed for Gladstone Park.

South Australia will get a further four stores with one confirmed for Kilkenny.

Western Australia will also see nine more stores opened, with three in the first half of the year confirmed for Wanneroo, Beeliar and Byford.

But Tasmanians will miss out, with Aldi having no plans to open a store off the mainland yet.

When asked whether any of these new stores would carry liquor, an Aldi Australia spokesman told News Corp Australia they would not confirm which new locations would be selling alcohol.
Aldi Australia’s new look at its refurbished stores. Picture: Supplied



And it’s not just the number of stores that are expanding, the size of them is also growing.

Under Aldi’s national refurbishment program, 100 stores will get a complete makeover this year alone.

An Aldi Australia spokesman said that this was necessary to accommodate customer needs for new, growing categories such as health foods, organic produce and meat.

The shopping giant’s new store format will be rolled out to all of its existing stores by 2020.

And if you were hoping for some of the other online and self-serving benefits that shoppers see at Woolworths and Coles, think again.

Aldi has no plans to set up an online shopping website, click and collect, After Pay or home delivery service in Australia.


Aldi Australia customers will get new stores, but no online options.

An Aldi spokesman told News Corp Australia that they are focused on delivering the “best possible in-store experience”.

“We constantly review our business operations and processes to ensure we continue to deliver exceptional value to our customers,” he said.

“This includes eliminating many of the costly extras associated with traditional supermarkets.”

While Aldi concentrates on its in-store experience, its staff are also not about to start adopting Coles and Woolworths’ practice of helping customers with packing their shopping bags either.

Aldi maintains that this keeps wait times low at the checkout, and it’s how the supermarket can also keep its prices low.


Aldi is standing by its in-store experience.

“We ask that customers put their purchases back in their trolley or basket once they have been scanned, and then pack at their own pace at the long bench behind the tills,” a spokesman said.

For those who prefer to skip queues and use a self-service checkout, Aldi will not be installing these in its newly refurbished stores.   :)

“Feedback has told us that our shopper prefer face-to-face interactions at registers and checkout wait times are an important part of their in-store experience,” the spokesman told News Corp.

“As such, our stores do not have self-service checkout and there are currently no plans to implement them.”   :)

Aldi’s focus on its in-store experience comes as more international shopping chains are continuing to enter Australia.

Please open more Aldi supermarkets.    [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

whiteknight wrote on Feb 4^th, 2018 at 7:02am:

“Feedback has told us that our shopper prefer face-to-face interactions at registers and checkout wait times are an important part of their in-store experience,” the spokesman told News Corp. “As such, our stores do not have self-service checkout and there are currently no plans to implement them.”   :)

Aldi is overrated
Their prices are pretty much the same as the no-name brand items in Woolies and Coles, but you don't have the option of getting a name brand.

The checkouts are horrendous. When I rarely visit Aldi I always get stuck behind someone doing their monthly grocery shop.

I much prefer automatic checkouts

whiteknight wrote on Feb 4^th, 2018 at 7:05am:

Please open more Aldi supermarkets.    [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Only socialist would be over-joyed with the knowledge that every single cent of aldi profit goes overseas to foreign hands.

Unlike coles,  woolies and the minor players who have local ownership as private operators or publicly listed companies owned by all Australians.


Sell your soul to foreign owners, just like a good little peon.

The_Barnacle wrote on Feb 4^th, 2018 at 10:32am:

Their prices are pretty much the same as the no-name brand items in Woolies and Coles, but you don't have the option of getting a name brand.

They do stock some name brands, although the prices they charge for them is either the same as, or more than, what Woolworths charges.


The_Barnacle wrote on Feb 4^th, 2018 at 10:32am:

The checkouts are horrendous.

And they keep opening and closing checkouts all the time.  It doesn't make any sense.

I used to shop at Aldi from time to time but now that their prices are so close to those of their competition, I don't see the point.

The only Aldi I have come across that is a pleasant place to shop at is the one at Marsden Park, which is a bit too far away for me to go to just to do a bit of grocery shopping.

The_Barnacle wrote on Feb 4^th, 2018 at 10:32am:

whiteknight wrote on Feb 4th, 2018 at 7:02am: “Feedback has told us that our shopper prefer face-to-face interactions at registers and checkout wait times are an important part of their in-store experience,” the spokesman told News Corp. “As such, our stores do not have self-service checkout and there are currently no plans to implement them.”   :) Aldi is overrated Their prices are pretty much the same as the no-name brand items in Woolies and Coles, but you don't have the option of getting a name brand. The checkouts are horrendous. When I rarely visit Aldi I always get stuck behind someone doing their monthly grocery shop. I much prefer automatic checkouts

I hate auto checkouts, prefer Aldi as they do name brands often not the name brands you seem to like at Coles and Woolies.

I also prefer the simplistic uncluttered layout of the stores as opposed to Coles who seem to let a 5 year old design the layout (woolies is not too bad).

Its all about choice and for a big German giant they really have offered that and made Coles and Woolies improve.

We tried doing the main shop at Coles once as we got given a $50 voucher, we worked out we spent an extra $70 compared to our normal Aldi shop.

For me personally Aldi store is more convenient ..... both Coles and Woolies are at the same shopping centre but deeper inside it. I can park very close to Aldi. For us by every measure ALDi is better, we actually find the chocolate is better quality and the meat is better quality than coles and woolies.

But as I said its all about choice and Aldi offers an alternative.

Wolseley wrote on Feb 11^th, 2018 at 9:05pm:

The_Barnacle wrote on Feb 4th, 2018 at 10:32am: Their prices are pretty much the same as the no-name brand items in Woolies and Coles, but you don't have the option of getting a name brand. They do stock some name brands, although the prices they charge for them is either the same as, or more than, what Woolworths charges. The_Barnacle wrote on Feb 4th, 2018 at 10:32am: The checkouts are horrendous. And they keep opening and closing checkouts all the time.  It doesn't make any sense. I used to shop at Aldi from time to time but now that their prices are so close to those of their competition, I don't see the point. The only Aldi I have come across that is a pleasant place to shop at is the one at Marsden Park, which is a bit too far away for me to go to just to do a bit of grocery shopping.

Not sure where your getting your price data we tried coles for our big shop about 2 years ago and it was a big F on every measure.

Like for Like Aldi is far cheaper but if you worship particular brands then Aldi is probably not for you.

ive tested it, aldi is no cheaper when you buy store brands from other supermarkets.

The_Barnacle wrote on Feb 4^th, 2018 at 10:32am:

whiteknight wrote on Feb 4th, 2018 at 7:02am: “Feedback has told us that our shopper prefer face-to-face interactions at registers and checkout wait times are an important part of their in-store experience,” the spokesman told News Corp. “As such, our stores do not have self-service checkout and there are currently no plans to implement them.”   :) Aldi is overrated Their prices are pretty much the same as the no-name brand items in Woolies and Coles, but you don't have the option of getting a name brand. The checkouts are horrendous. When I rarely visit Aldi I always get stuck behind someone doing their monthly grocery shop. I much prefer automatic checkouts

thats crap.

you go to a normal supermarket looking for the same price as what you find in aldis and guess what ? You walk out totally disappointed. It's either slop in a can or full priced name brand stuff :(

BigOl64 wrote on Feb 4^th, 2018 at 10:45am:

whiteknight wrote on Feb 4th, 2018 at 7:05am: Please open more Aldi supermarkets.    [smiley=thumbsup.gif] Only socialist would be over-joyed with the knowledge that every single cent of aldi profit goes overseas to foreign hands. Unlike coles,  woolies and the minor players who have local ownership as private operators or publicly listed companies owned by all Australians. Sell your soul to foreign owners, just like a good little peon.

yeh publicly listed local sellout companies bringing in container loads of imported junk. :(

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 12^th, 2018 at 7:13am:

Not sure where your getting your price data we tried coles for our big shop about 2 years ago and it was a big F on every measure.

For a start I didn't say anything about Coles.

dont ask me to scan my own shopping or to pack it thanks.. as far as I am concerned  ALDi should pack for their customers...after all where would they be without them?

they do in fact do bugger all..

putting pallets of stock on the floor doesnt do it for me either.... and sometimes they only have one checkout working.....

you pay a bit less but you do all the  so called service work... ::) ::) while the checkout chick sits down..

cods wrote on Feb 12^th, 2018 at 9:56pm:

dont ask me to scan my own shopping or to pack it thanks.. as far as I am concerned  ALDi should pack for their customers...after all where would they be without them? they do in fact do bugger all.. putting pallets of stock on the floor doesnt do it for me either.... and sometimes they only have one checkout working..... you pay a bit less but you do all the  so called service work... ::) ::) while the checkout chick sits down..

Yeah I hate how they sit down and how they keep the money in a metal box. It looks like they're hording the money away.

Wolseley wrote on Feb 12^th, 2018 at 9:28pm:

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 7:13am: Not sure where your getting your price data we tried coles for our big shop about 2 years ago and it was a big F on every measure. For a start I didn't say anything about Coles.

You didn't say anything.

Aldi comes up cheaper in various consumers test go look for them.
Beyond that I prefer the less cluttered set up of Aldi our local woolies is way too big and cluttered and as I said Coles is a completely disorganised.

Its all about choice but if your a mindless brand bunny Aldi may not be for you !
fyi:
https://www.choice.com.au/shopping/everyday-shopping/supermarkets/articles/cheapest-groceries-australia#cheapest.

By switching from big brands to Aldi the savings are big,
According to choice by supermarket brands Aldi is still cheaper.

On the supermarket brands V Aldi while Aldi is cheaper its small enough to judge your choice more on personal taste, but with big brands the test difference was 50-60 per week ! Harder to ignore !

Name brands pay for shelf space in coles and woolies...that's why they are expensive. Corporate greed. We never win.

Captain Caveman wrote on Feb 13^th, 2018 at 6:50am:

Name brands pay for shelf space in coles and woolies...that's why they are expensive. Corporate greed. We never win.

Yes Coke and Pepsi actually give stores free fridges if they buy their product but with big logos all over them.
If a cheaper brand does the job I will buy it.
I do buy premium products but not from supermarkets !

The_Barnacle wrote on Feb 4^th, 2018 at 10:32am:

whiteknight wrote on Feb 4th, 2018 at 7:02am: “Feedback has told us that our shopper prefer face-to-face interactions at registers and checkout wait times are an important part of their in-store experience,” the spokesman told News Corp. “As such, our stores do not have self-service checkout and there are currently no plans to implement them.”   :) Aldi is overrated Their prices are pretty much the same as the no-name brand items in Woolies and Coles, but you don't have the option of getting a name brand. The checkouts are horrendous. When I rarely visit Aldi I always get stuck behind someone doing their monthly grocery shop. I much prefer automatic checkouts

My sentiments exactly ........

though I don't agree with automated checkouts.

It's cheaper for me to drive 100k round trip once a fortnight and shop at aldi, i save $50 on a full trolley. Then I buy cheaper petrol and buy from a cheaper hardware store than M10.

bludger wrote on Feb 14^th, 2018 at 2:07pm:

It's cheaper for me to drive 100k round trip once a fortnight and shop at aldi, i save $50 on a full trolley. Then I buy cheaper petrol and buy from a cheaper hardware store than M10.

OK I have 4 Aldi's within 10km radius, you must be regional ?

For me to get to the my local Woolies I would have to walk an extra 200-300 metres past the Aldi store.
For me I am not a brand bunny so Aldi is fine by me.
I find the meat and chocolate is better quality than coles and woolies ..... but we mostly buy our meat from a premium butcher. Similar with fruit / veg.

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 14^th, 2018 at 2:17pm:

bludger wrote on Feb 14th, 2018 at 2:07pm: It's cheaper for me to drive 100k round trip once a fortnight and shop at aldi, i save $50 on a full trolley. Then I buy cheaper petrol and buy from a cheaper hardware store than M10. OK I have 4 Aldi's within 10km radius, you must be regional ? For me to get to the my local Woolies I would have to walk an extra 200-300 metres past the Aldi store. For me I am not a brand bunny so Aldi is fine by me. I find the meat and chocolate is better quality than coles and woolies ..... but we mostly buy our meat from a premium butcher. Similar with fruit / veg.

Could never do a big shop at Aldi tho, too many things out of stock. 

I go there once a week for random stuff,  their cheese is really good. Try the 18 month cheddar.

I also buy 2 star mince for the dog.

Veg = Harris Farm
Meat = Vics

Gordon wrote on Feb 14^th, 2018 at 2:23pm:

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 14th, 2018 at 2:17pm: bludger wrote on Feb 14th, 2018 at 2:07pm: It's cheaper for me to drive 100k round trip once a fortnight and shop at aldi, i save $50 on a full trolley. Then I buy cheaper petrol and buy from a cheaper hardware store than M10. OK I have 4 Aldi's within 10km radius, you must be regional ? For me to get to the my local Woolies I would have to walk an extra 200-300 metres past the Aldi store. For me I am not a brand bunny so Aldi is fine by me. I find the meat and chocolate is better quality than coles and woolies ..... but we mostly buy our meat from a premium butcher. Similar with fruit / veg. Could never do a big shop at Aldi tho, too many things out of stock.  I go there once a week for random stuff,  their cheese is really good. Try the 18 month cheddar. I also buy 2 star mince for the dog. Veg = Harris Farm Meat = Vics

I have two Harris farms one about 5 km away and one about 12 km away both are Rubbish and over priced..... with poor parking options.
We go to a big local independent that every few years wins the best greengrocer in Sydney award..... you can buy everything there but it would double you grocery bill, their pastries are to die for !
The butcher we go to is a poky little shop with a line 10-20 long during busy periods. And they are not cheap ! As we are regulars and spend up big there they give us a lot of free stuff to try. 

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 14^th, 2018 at 3:05pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 14th, 2018 at 2:23pm: RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 14th, 2018 at 2:17pm: bludger wrote on Feb 14th, 2018 at 2:07pm: It's cheaper for me to drive 100k round trip once a fortnight and shop at aldi, i save $50 on a full trolley. Then I buy cheaper petrol and buy from a cheaper hardware store than M10. OK I have 4 Aldi's within 10km radius, you must be regional ? For me to get to the my local Woolies I would have to walk an extra 200-300 metres past the Aldi store. For me I am not a brand bunny so Aldi is fine by me. I find the meat and chocolate is better quality than coles and woolies ..... but we mostly buy our meat from a premium butcher. Similar with fruit / veg. Could never do a big shop at Aldi tho, too many things out of stock.  I go there once a week for random stuff,  their cheese is really good. Try the 18 month cheddar. I also buy 2 star mince for the dog. Veg = Harris Farm Meat = Vics I have two Harris farms one about 5 km away and one about 12 km away both are Rubbish and over priced..... with poor parking options. We go to a big local independent that every few years wins the best greengrocer in Sydney award..... you can buy everything there but it would double you grocery bill, their pastries are to die for ! The butcher we go to is a poky little shop with a line 10-20 long during busy periods. And they are not cheap ! As we are regulars and spend up big there they give us a lot of free stuff to try.

Hmm, The owner of Harris Farm lives in my suburb so I guess the two shops in my hood are show pieces.

As for butchers....Vics Meat is a branch of these guys.
https://victorchurchill.com/

Gordon

Hmm, The owner of Harris Farm lives in my suburb so I guess the two shops in my hood are show pieces.

As for butchers....Vics Meat is a branch of these guys.
https://victorchurchill.com/


Quite possibly true not all stores are the same, when the Harris Farm first opened it looked OK, the store is poky and cluttered prices are high for everything but the fruit and veg quality is just not there as is the service.

We are lucky to have a great fruit market with top notch quality and great parking just up the road from where I live.

We used to have one of the big cattle farms set up a co-op type store in the factory area just down the road, best meat I have ever had but they got involved in some big foreign supply contract and had to shut the store.

There are a few Butchers I go to for pork this is my favourite.

http://www.manlingmeat.com.au/index.php?route=common/home

If your a veggo you will struggle in this store, you can pretty much buy every part of a pig .... they even structure the display like a pig layout.

I buy my pork belly there and they do the best ribs.

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 15^th, 2018 at 12:19pm:

Gordon Hmm, The owner of Harris Farm lives in my suburb so I guess the two shops in my hood are show pieces. As for butchers....Vics Meat is a branch of these guys. https://victorchurchill.com/ Quite possible true not all stores are the same, when the Harris Farm first opened it looked OK, the store is poky and cluttered prices are high for everything but the fruit and veg quality is just not there as is the service. We are lucky to have a great fruit market with top notch quality and great parking just up the road from where I live.

The Bondi Beach branch one of the most upmarket looking shops you'd care to visit, the prices are cheap..oh and the checkout staff are usually pretty hawt!

I popped into Aldi today. I could never do a full sop there but there are some absolute standouts both in quality and price.

Their olive oil is Australian, just about as good as any and 90c/100ml

Their brie/camebert cheese is like $2.50 each and awesome

Gordon wrote on Feb 15^th, 2018 at 12:31pm:

I popped into Aldi today. I could never do a full sop there but there are some absolute standouts both in quality and price. Their olive oil is Australian, just about as good as any and 90c/100ml Their brie/camebert cheese is like $2.50 each and awesome

As I said before if you want specific brands you will struggle in Aldi they have narrow brand ranges, but great prices.