NEW ALDI STORE TO OPEN IN CHESTER

Aldi is set to open a brand new store in Chester on Thursday 21st May at 8am.

The new store will replace the existing site on Hartford Way and will be run by Store Manager, George Hewitt, along with a team of 23 colleagues from the local community.

Part of Aldi’s investment in local communities across the UK, the Hartford Way store will bring 16 job opportunities to the area and offer more customers access to Aldi’s high quality, low-price products.

The new store will offer fresh, British meat products with weekly offers, Aldi’s exclusive ‘Specially Selected’ range, award-winning Beers, Wines and Spirits, and a ‘Food to Go’ section at the front of the store for busy customers on the go. Aldi’s legendary Specialbuys will also be available in the middle aisle, every Thursday and Sunday, offering extraordinary value on a wide range of products, from electrical items to garden tools.

Aldi Store Manager, George Hewitt, said: “We’re looking forward to opening the new and improved Aldi store on Hartford Way, which will allow the local community to access the everyday essentials they need during this challenging time.

“It will be lovely to welcome both new and familiar faces to the new store and provide them with Aldi’s everyday amazing products.”

Additionally, the new Aldi store is calling on local charities and food banks in Chester to register with Neighbourly, a community engagement platform that links businesses to charitable organisations in the local community. 

Local charities that register will be able to collect surplus food and perishable products, such as fruit, vegetables and baked goods, up to five days a week. Any charities in the area that would like to partner up with the new Aldi store should email aldi@neighbourly.com.

The new store will be located on Hartford Way, Chester, CH1 4NT and will be open:

Monday - Saturday: 8am – 10pm

Sunday: 10am – 4pm

Aldi is Britain’s fifth largest supermarket with more than 875 stores and 33,000 employees.

The company has more than doubled its market share since 2010. In the 12 weeks to 22^nd March, Aldi grew sales by 11.0% and it achieved an 8.2% share of the UK grocery market (Kantar Worldpanel data). By 2025, Aldi will operate over 1,200 stores.

Aldi is attracting hundreds of thousands of new customers every year with its range of exclusive brands, passing low operating costs on to customers in the form of low prices.

The supermarket believes in making every day amazing and that’s why every single day Aldi delivers on the best possible value for millions of families throughout the UK and Ireland across everything from award-winning fresh produce to world class gin.

Aldi won’t be beaten on price; consistently racks up award after award for quality; treats its suppliers with fairness and respect and recognises the responsibility of supporting valued institutions such as Team GB to demonstrate the importance of health and wellness. That’s Aldi. That’s everyday amazing. The reason they do this? Because Aldi believes that everyone should have access to fresh, healthy, affordable food…it’s a right, not a privilege.

 The company’s current achievements and initiatives include:

• Aldi is the UK’s lowest priced supermarket. Research released by Which? showed that Aldi is 19% cheaper, on average, than the Big Four supermarkets. It tracked the price of more than a hundred items at the UK’s eight biggest supermarkets throughout March 2020.
• Aldi has a five-year partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust – its fundraising target of £5m will go towards helping the trust to reach out to every young person with cancer in the UK. 
• Aldi’s rates of pay are significantly higher than the Government’s National Living Wage and also above the Living Wage Foundation’s recommended national rates. Store Assistants receive a minimum hourly rate of £9.40 nationally and £10.90 in London.
• Aldi is the official supermarket partner of Team GB and ensures every member of the team has access to fresh healthy Aldi food via monthly shopping vouchers, and that 1.2 million 5-14 year olds will learn about the benefits of cooking fresh, healthy food via its Get Set to Eat Fresh education initiative. Aldi has been a partner since 2015 and has extended its commitment to the 2024 Olympic games in Paris.
• In June 2019, for the sixth consecutive year, Aldi was ranked the best-performing supermarket for compliance with the Groceries Supply Code of Practice, underlining its commitment to maintaining fair, predictable and sustainable prices within its supply chain.

Full details of Aldi’s awards and achievements are detailed at www.aldi.co.uk/awards