Currently no comment from Aldi on job losses but but said it hoped any affected staff would be able to take other opportunities at the growing supermarket. An Aldi spokesperson said: “We are working with our colleagues to understand the impact of this change for our people.“
No date has yet been agreed on the date to close online operations
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... we’ve made the difficult decision to stop selling wine and spirits on our website for home delivery in the coming weeks.
...
You may have also heard about changes to our online Specialbuys service too. But don’t worry, we’re not making any changes just yet so keep your eyes peeled for some amazing Specialbuy offers appearing online in the coming months
"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49297263","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Connoreeyuh"},"datePublished":"2023-01-12T19:31:40.000Z","text":"I work at Aldi and we had notification that this isn't the end of the Aldi online and to 'watch this space'. Click and collect is still continuing. Their main reason for this change is to keep costs down for customers so they don't bottleneck too many resources towards online, and instead focus on in store experience "},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49291671","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan_82"},"datePublished":"2023-01-12T09:41:26.000Z","text":"First Tesco Direct (RIP) and now ALDI
I'm hoping it'll switch to Click & Collect for most but fingers crossed!"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49297245","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"julie.pedlow"},"datePublished":"2023-01-12T19:29:39.000Z","text":"Does this mean we can't even look at special buys?? I love a good mooch through their website to see whats coming"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49311497","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Hacked"},"datePublished":"2023-01-14T11:48:40.000Z","text":"Per the post above it's just the booze they are stopping online orders for."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49291731","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"psychobitchfromhell"},"datePublished":"2023-01-12T09:48:52.000Z","text":"I just admit I've only ever used it once, but anything like this is surely a retrograde step."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49291837","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"bozo007"},"datePublished":"2023-01-12T10:00:25.000Z","text":"Click & Collect requires additional staff in stores and a far bigger inventory. I am not sure they will pay the higher rent and business rates to expand store capacity."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49291868","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"jungleboy123"},"datePublished":"2023-01-12T10:02:55.000Z","text":"First amazon announcing closure of depots, now this.
Recession is looming, if it isnt already here."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49291975","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"M4tt31"},"datePublished":"2023-01-12T10:12:41.000Z","text":"If it's like the last recession the discounters basically stopped holding/selling larger items and offers went onto smaller more essential items.
If they want to follow a similar route this time around there's no point having staff to send out one item here and there when they can send products to store and potentially increase basket spend on other impulse items. I'm surprised they haven't done this sooner. Are there many people go into an Aldi to buy a special buy and don't buy something else whilst there?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49310605","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"BigPro"},"datePublished":"2023-01-14T09:57:42.000Z","text":"This seems to be a completely backwards step. The future of retail is online"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49311700","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"louiselouise"},"datePublished":"2023-01-14T12:17:04.000Z","text":"I'm sure most of us got this email this morning:TL;DR: With almost 1,000 Aldi stores now open in the UK, and over 200 stores offering our Click and Collect service, we’ve made the difficult decision to stop selling wine and spirits on our website for home delivery in the coming weeks.
If you have ordered wines and spirits from us online before, thank you, and we hope you can visit us in store soon.
You may have also heard about changes to our online Specialbuys service too. But don’t worry, we’re not making any changes just yet so keep your eyes peeled for some amazing Specialbuy offers appearing online in the coming months."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49297357","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"3010"},"datePublished":"2023-01-12T19:43:01.000Z","text":"No more queueing for hours on end to buy a Kevin at Christmas "},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51996336","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"MaverickUK2016"},"datePublished":"2024-01-16T20:24:07.000Z","text":"check out the awful reviews over the last year. The \"long firm\" is finally cashing in....sigh"}],"commentCount":24,"interactionStatistic":28,"articleSection":"Retailer Offers and Issues"}