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Aldi Explains Why People in 220 Areas Pay £826 More for Groceries
Aldi’s research reveals towns without discount supermarkets pay £826 more annually on groceries, rising to £2,437 in pricier areas, highlighting a significant postcode penalty.
- The retailer mapped 220 towns where households without an Aldi pay an average of £650m more a year, rising to £2,437 in some areas, from Stonehaven to Totnes.
- Which? price-tracking shows a typical 68-item shopping basket reveals communities without discounters pay more, with households reliant on higher-priced retailers causing what Aldi describes as a postcode penalty.
- Under its expansion plan, Aldi has invested £650m across Britain through its 2025 programme and pledged £650m to open 40 stores annually toward 1,500 UK stores.
- Closures such as Farmfoods have compounded shortages, and towns including Bournemouth, Ferndown and Poole, plus 35 in the South East, miss out on discounter savings.
- Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said `No one should pay more for their weekly shop simply because of where they live.`, and Aldi says expanding access is part of a national review to cut living costs.
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Aldi warns 'postcode penalty' in more than 200 UK towns hiking food bills by £2,400
Families in more than 200 towns across the UK are paying significantly more for their weekly food shop because they lack access to nearby discount supermarkets, according to new research from Aldi. Households in some areas are spending up to £2,437 extra each year simply because they do not have a local discounter, describing the situation as a “postcode penalty” affecting shoppers nationwide.The analysis showed that households without a local A…
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