US EditionAldi Also Wants to Open Stores on Sundays; Spontaneous Strikes Have Broken Out in About 20 Supermarkets in Flanders.
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Following Lidl, competitor Aldi is also considering opening its Belgian stores on Sundays. Exploratory talks are starting with the trade unions, the supermarket chain reports. In about twenty stores in Flanders, staff immediately went on strike and closed the doors, the unions report.
15:52 The strike at Aldi highlights the increasingly fierce competitive struggle in the Belgian supermarket sector. It is dawning on the staff of the German group that the 'golden years' are over. The chain...
Aldi employees in Belgium have gone on strike because the supermarket chain is considering opening on Sundays. Trade union BBTK says the staff is not happy about this. Staff in at least ten supermarkets in Flanders went on strike on Thursday and the stores are closed, a union representative states.
Aldi Belgium considers opening on Sundays - RetailDetail EU
Like Lidl, Aldi wants to negotiate with the unions to open its stores on Sundays as well. Since Delhaize, Carrefour, and Okay are also open on Sundays, Colruyt may soon be the only major supermarket chain in Belgium to remain closed on Sundays.
Enseigne Aldi - Adobe Stock Aldi informed the unions this Thursday of its intention to open its shops on Sundays. At the same time, the brand sent executives to its various outlets to relay this decision directly to the staff.A method strongly criticized by the workers' representatives. "The unions left the meeting immediately because it is out of the question of progress on these issues if the climate is not serene, and without respect for soci…
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