2009 media releases

Welcome to the ALDI media centre, designed to bring you our company's announcements. For media enquiries, please contact Alana Chetner on (02)9818 0979.

3 December 2009
ALDI opens its 50th store in Queensland at Ashgrove
ALDI Stores today opened its 50th store in Queensland at Ashgrove. The opening was officiated by The Hon. Kate Jones MP, Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability and State Member for Ashgrove.

19 November 2009
ALDI opens new $145 mllion Warehouse and Distribution Centre
ALDI Stores has opened its $145 million Warehouse and Distribution Centre in Prestons, western Sydney, creating 250 new jobs in the area.

7 October 2009
ALDI welcomes ACT supermarket competition review
ALDI welcomes the ACT’s acceptance of all 15 recommendations in the Review into ACT Supermarket Competition Policy, which also recognises the pro-competitive impact of ALDI.

18 September 2009
ALDI welcomes ACCC decision on restrictive provisions
ALDI welcomes the ACCC’s announcement today in relation to restrictive provisions in supermarket leases.

10 September 2009
ALDI bucks industry trends - Recruitment remains high on the agenda to support strong growth plans
ALDI Stores, one of Australia’s top ten retailers, is actively seeking high calibre graduates for its Graduate Area Manager program

24 August 2009
ALDI first to sign up to Australian Olive Association Code of Practice
ALDI Australia is the first grocery retailer to sign up to the Australian Olive Association’s (AOA) Industry Code of Practice.

12 August 2009
Country Road takes out retail top gong - 2009 ARA Australian Retail Awards winners announced
Country Road, ALDI and independent retailer Allspares and Bearings and have been recognised for their outstanding achievements during tough trading conditions as national winners of the 2009 ARA Australian Retail Awards.

12 August 2009
ALDI acknowledged for innovation and excellence in food, drink and grocery
ALDI is proud to be awarded the title of 2009 Australian Retail Innovation of the Year by the Australian Retailers Association at the Australian Retail Awards last night.

14 July 2009
ALDI launches its first ever Australian TVC campaign
In an Australian first, ALDI will launch a TV advertising campaign commencing tomorrow, Wednesday 15 July.

2 July 2009
ALDI Queensland celebrates its fifth birthday
ALDI Queensland is celebrating its 5th birthday, a significant milestone in ALDI’s history in Australia.

9 July 2009
ALDI popularity on the rise
The study which looked at how Australian mums are coping with the recession found that ‘value’ has become the key driver for consumers today.

1 July 2009
ALDI welcomes unit pricing code
As the first retailer to introduce unit pricing, ALDI has been a strong advocate for the concept of unit pricing and firmly believes in the value it will bring to the Australian consumer’s shopping experience.

12 June 2009
ALDI supports call for coin operated  shopping trolleys in Queensland
ALDI supports the call by the Urban Local Government Association for retailers to do more to stop shopping trolleys ending up in Queensland’s backstreets, waterways and public areas.


10 June 2009
ALDI seeks new supplier partners to aid expansion plans
ALDI today called for more Australian suppliers to take advantage of a great business opportunity by partnering with one of Australia’s fastest growing retailers.

ALDI takes industry lead to remove artificial food colourings from all products
ALDI today announced it is reformulating all its exclusive branded food items to remove the six food colours which have been proven to cause hyperactivity in children. The process will be completed by the end of 2009.

ALDI opens new $35 million product development and quality assurance centre
ALDI Stores today officially opened its $35 million state-of-the art Product Development and Quality Assurance Centre at its Australian head office in Minchinbury, in western Sydney.


11 May 2009
ALDI to keep paid maternity leave scheme on top of government's plans
ALDI today announced its employees would continue to receive paid maternity leave on top of the Government’s planned paid parental leave scheme to be rolled out in 2011.


18 March 2009
ALDI set to launch first private label certified sustainable seafood in Australia
To coincide with Sustainable Seafood Day this Friday, ALDI Stores has launched the first private label certified sustainable seafood product in Australia and announced that it will stock a wide range of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified sustainable seafood in all stores from July 2009.


10 February 2009
ALDI to donate 250K to Red Cross Bushfire appeal
ALDI today announced it would donate $250,000 to the Red Cross Bush Fire Appeal in support of victims of the Victorian bushfires.


6 February 2009
ALDI first to cut milk price
ALDI will take the 11 cent per litre Dairy Adjustment Levy off the price of its milk products across its 204 stores from this Sunday – two weeks earlier than the Government’s designated date of 23rd February.