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Aldi has announced its largest ever expansion programme after reporting surging sales and profits.

Aldi has announced a major jobs drive across Ayrshire with 25 people set to be recruited.

Aldi has confirmed that thousands of its employees will be receiving another pay rise that will take place within the next couple of weeks.

With Christmas just around the corner, the boss of supermarket chain Aldi has issued shoppers with an urgent warning ahead of the holidays.

Supermarket giant Aldi is handing out pay rises to store workers at all its Ayrshire sites.

Aldi bosses are set to reward their Renfrewshire staff with a second pay increase this year.

Aldi has announced all store colleagues across Scotland, and the rest of the UK, will receive their second pay rise of the year that will exceed the living wage.

Supermarket giant Aldi has followed in Tesco's footsteps and has opened a store where shoppers don't pay for their items with cash or card.

Aldi has sent a message to all customers updating them on face masks and Covid rules as well as Christmas opening times.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Staff at Wishaw and Motherwell’s Aldi stores will be getting a payrise.The teams at both stores will benefit from the pay rise, with Aldi paying a minimum hourly rate of £9.55, up from £9.40.When paid breaks are included, Aldi’s minimum hourly pay rate for store colleagues, based on an average six-hour shift, will be £10.11.These changes mean that Aldi store colleagues across Scotland will earn a minimum of £0.83 more per hour than the current National Living Wage.The pay rise follows bonuses that were awarded to store colleagues in April and December 2020, in recognition of their efforts throughout the pandemic.Giles Hurley, Chief Executive Officer,

German discounter Aldi has warned customers will be turned away at the door if they don't comply with coronavirus rules from today.

Supermarket giant Aldi has announced the roll-out of its click and collect service in hundreds of stores from next week.The retailer says it plans to have launched the service in 200 of its UK stores by Christmas.Aldi first trialled a click and collect service in September of this year, and following a success, it's set to be rolled out further.The brand's CEO, Giles Hurley, said: "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."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."The new click and collect service means

Supermarket giant Aldi has announced it plans to open 100 stores in the next 12 months - a move that will create around 4,000 jobs.The move comes as part of a two-year £1.3bn investment pledge, which aims to see new and expanded distribution centres and the rollout of recent innovations and developments, including a new ‘click and collect’ service which was successfully piloted and launched to customers last week.Aldi's CEO, Giles Hurley, said: "For over 30 years, our success has been driven by the ever-increasing number of shoppers who put their trust in Aldi every time they shop with us.

Aldi has said that it then plans to roll the initiative out nationwide "in the coming weeks."The trial will work by seeing colleagues able to choose from a full range of grocery items online before visiting their store to collect the goods.All items will be brought to their cars by store colleagues contact-free, in line with social distancing rules.   The chain has said that if successful, "the trial will be extended to customers and at further stores across the country in the near future".Giles Hurley, at Aldi UK and Ireland, said: "We know that more and more people want to access the high-quality, affordable food they know they can get at Aldi."This is yet another way we are innovating to make sure we best serve our existing customers and

From tomorrow (July 24), shoppers will be required by law to wear face coverings in all English supermarkets.Those caught not wearing a mask and who do not fall under the exemption rules could be hit with a £100 fine.Supermarkets like Tesco, Aldi, Lidl and Sainsbury's have said how they will be ensuring the rules are followed.Here is what all of the major supermarkets have to say about face mask rules in stores:In an email to shoppers, Aldi's CEO, Giles Hurley, said: "Last week, the Government announced that face coverings will be compulsory in shops in England from 24th July and, for that reason, you will need to wear a face covering to enter one of our stores from this date."If you wish to purchase a face covering, they are available to

Supermarkets are in demand more than ever right now and have had to quickly adapt to a fast-moving situation.

Supermarket giant Aldi has released a statement about its stance on selling chlorinated chicken in its stores.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.Giles Hurley, CEO of Aldi, said: "Aldi is one of the biggest supporters of British suppliers and we want to make it clear that will always be the case.