This year, to celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities, Aldi Ireland are proud to raise awareness about disability-related issues by joining Purple Lights, a global movement that illuminates buildings and landmarks across Ireland with purple spotlights to empower people with disabilities, their families and caregivers. On 3rd December, ALDI’s distribution centres and National Buying Office will illuminate in purple to show support and promote greater inclusivity. #PurpleLights23 #IDPwD23
Get ready Westmeath shoppers. We have received planning permission for a new store in Moate meaning more Westmeath customers will now be able to avail of ALDI’s unbeatable value! Our environmentally friendly store will bring up to 30 permanent jobs to the local area along with 50 jobs created during the construction phase.
Great news for Cavan shoppers! We are bringing our everyday amazing prices to Cootehill, creating up to 25 permanent jobs locally. We have received planning permission for a new store on Station Road and Market Street, Cootehill, meaning more customers will be able to avail of our unbeatable value in a new environmentally-friendly store. In addition, 60 jobs will be created during the construction phase.
At ALDI, we are proud to have recently launched a new Women in Leadership programme designed to support our female colleagues as they develop their careers. The programme will play an important part in progressing gender balance throughout the organisation and empowering more women to develop their leadership skills, encouraging them to step forward for senior positions. Read more about our current female leaders who are involved in the programme: https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2023/10/12/how-aldi-is-empowering-women-to-inspire-leaders/
We are proud to share that we have been awarded the Investors in Diversity Bronze accreditation, by the Irish Centre for Diversity. This achievement recognises our commitment to fostering diversity, equality and inclusion across our business operations and 160 stores nationwide. Thank you to the Irish Centre for Diversity for this accreditation, and for supporting us in our journey to becoming a more equitable and inclusive workplace for our colleagues. #AldiMeansMore
As Ireland’s Most Sustainable Supermarket, we are proud to be placed 5th overall in the new Ireland RepTrak Sustainability Index 2023. We are committed to continuing to make sustainability affordable for everyone by providing responsibly sourced products at the lowest possible prices.
Today marks the launch of our ambitious Limerick investment plan, which would see ALDI open three new stores by 2025 in Roches Street, Moyross and Dooradoyle. The total investment will come to €36.6m, creating 90 jobs and supporting a further 200 jobs during construction. We are delighted to start construction at the first of these stores at Roches Street, representing ALDI’s first city centre store in Limerick which is expected to open in 2025. Through this new store, we are committed to delivering great quality products at unbeatable prices to the people of Limerick.
At ALDI we continue to support the Living Wage Technical Group recommendations and will once again be implementing the rate! As part of our commitment to being the best paying supermarket in Ireland, we reward our teams with a highly competitive pay & benefits package. Want to join us? Visit http://aldirecruitment.ie.
Ify Nzewi, Area Manager with Aldi Ireland has shared his experience about his time on the Aldi Retail Management Internship and transitioning to the ALDI Graduate Area Manager programme after he finished his degree. Ify offers insights and advice to future applicants. You can meet the current Area Manager team at the gradireland careers fair on 27 September in the RDS where you can chat about our current opportunities. Applications are now open for both programmes on www.aldirecruitment.ie. https://gradireland.com/my-aldi-internship-and-graduate-experience-ify-nzewi.
ALDI Ireland has agreed four major new deals with Irish-based suppliers worth more than €26 million at this year’s National Ploughing Championship. The new and extended contracts with Lakeland Dairies, Clandeboye Estate Yogurt, donnelly fresh produce and Velo Coffee Roasters align with ALDI’s long-standing commitment to its Irish supplier network. With more than 330 Irish suppliers, ALDI will spend in excess of €1.1 billion this year, bringing the finest quality Irish produce to its 160-store network across Ireland.
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