ALDI continues to grow along the east coast
Supermarket giant ALDI opened its latest store in Queensland yesterday at the newly renovated Redbank Plaza, Brisbane. The new Redbank plaza store joins 280 ALDI stores operating across the Australian eastern seaboard in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory.
The privately-owned German-controlled ALDI group has developed a very successful Australian operation. During a federal government enquiry in 2008 into the level of supermarket competition in Australia’s grocery industry, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found that ALDI had added significantly to competition. The ACCC found a downward effect on rival grocery prices whenever there was an ALDI in the neighbourhood.
A 2009 survey by Australia’s peak consumer group, CHOICE, found that ALDI was 25 per cent cheaper on comparable groceries than Woolworths and Coles. ALDI has been well received by the Australian public, and many consumers in Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory are hoping that ALDI will expand there.
ALDI’s managing director for the Stapylton region (southern Qld), Viktor Jakupec said that ALDI has been leading the Roy Morgan consumer satisfaction survey since 2006, and was recently named supermarket of the year by Canstar Blue.
“ALDI sources 100 per cent of fresh meat and 94 per cent of chilled dairy and 97 per cent of fruit and vegetables within Australia. We are the only major grocery retailer in Australia to list all products and prices online so our customers know the exact value they are getting,” Mr Jakupec said.
The new opening of the Redbank store follows recent openings in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales. The openings have inspired a rumour that ALDI may soon expand to Western Australia, but an ALDI spokesperson told Australian Food News today that it would be some time before ALDI would open a store in Western Australia.
“ALDI can confirm that the relaxation of trading hours in Western Australia has improved the state’s appeal in terms of future development. We continue, however to be focused on utilising our existing capacity in the east coast before considering expansion plans in other states,” the ALDI spokesperson said.
Although ALDI will not expand to other Australian states in the immediate future, its continued growth and consumer satisfaction continues to put performance pressure on Coles and Woolworths.
Is there any plans in the future for ALDI to open stores north of Bundaberg. With major centres such as Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville and Cairns, there is big market there.
Is there any plans in the future for ALDI to open stores north of Bundaberg. With major centres such as Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville and Cairns, there is a big market there.
The ACCC found a downward effect on rival grocery prices whenever there was an ALDI in the neighbourhood.
Well that would happen also with any other new additional shop not just Aldi.
And more competition is always good.
Bring German supermarket LIDL to Australia for more competition.
COLES and WOOLWORTHS can also establish supermarkets in Germany
I am sick and tired of the this garbage of the eastern states being the beginning and end of Australia. There is life on the other side of the Blue Mountains. S.A does exist and we would welcome Aldi with open arms.
Coles and Woolworth would not be competitive overseas, their model is being the biggest and have a monopoly on the market. They would go bankrupt if they would enter any other market with the same model they use here, because in most countries there are a lot of competition on the food market, but not here in Australia, i can’t believe how many just go to woolies and coles without even realize that they all support a big monopoly that is taking over this country, it’s not good for the market, consumers, farmers, not for anybody exept coles and woolies themself.
So do us all a favour please try to avoid going to the big two if possible.
I also wish to know if Aldi are going to push into northern regions of Qld Rocky, Mackay Townsville, Cairns i realise you require to set up distribution depot and this is not an easy task. but i would have thought with Townsville you can service both down to Mackay and North to Cairns. Under your current policy guidelines.
PLEASE, PLEASE ALDI COME TO RAINTRESS SHOPPING CENTER CAIRNS
why haven’t we still an Aldi Store in Mackay . Mackay had 600 German People 20 years ago living here, wen I was involved in the German Club. I always shop in Aldis, when I travel around Australia. There is a huge Market for Aldis in Mackay.
I am about to move to Tasmania from the Gold Coast and do all my shopping at Aldi can you please tell me if there is any chance of Aldi opening in Tassie I am really going to miss doing my shopping at Aldi SO PLEASE OPEN IN TASMANIA
Please come to Mackay, we need the likes of Aldi to bring Woolworths and Coles
into line, we really need you here
I think Aldis rock they would make a killing in Townsville. I’m so over getting ripped off. Please come to Townville!!!!
Cairns is about to get a 14 billion dollar development at yorkeys
Knob cairns and create 26 thousand jobs so why doesn’t aldi
Come to cairns we have the infrastructure
Is there a Aldi coming to Townsville as it certainly needs it. It would be great if they purchased the old Mt View plaza site and put aldi on that as there is plenty of room etc.
I have been shopping at aldi central coast nsw for several years, and I am going to live in cairns Feb 2014. Surprised no aldi in cairns. I agree with other comments..great market there. Bring it on please.