Even more Aldi customers will be able to collect and return parcels boughts online, after the discount supermarket announced it has rolled out InPost lockers to more of its stores.
The budget retailer has now put lockers in 260 of its 1,020 UK stores. It first introduced them at 22 sites in December 2023 and the move appears to have been a success.
Aldi has said it acted following positive feedback from its customers on how useful the service is.
“Our customers value convenience, which is why we’re expanding the availability of InPost lockers across more Aldi stores,” said Aldi UK communications director Richard Thornton.
“By adding lockers at more locations nationwide, customers can now collect or return parcels seamlessly while picking up their shopping at Aldi.”
Rival chain Lidl also has InPost lockers at their stores, having brought them in in 2020.
InPost lockers aren’t the only innovation that has swept Aldi stores in recent years. One store in particular has got a decidely futuristic feel.
The Aldi store in Greenwich, south-east London, doesn’t have any checkouts – customers just pick up the items they want and walk out.
However, there is a catch: customers have to pay a deposit before they go in. Upon entering the supermarket, customers have to scan their contactless card, or a QR code generated by the Aldi app, and they are charged £10.
The charge is referred to as a “pre-authorisation payment” and is deducted from the cost of the shop at the end.
The budget brand’s only “Shop & Go” store uses cameras to track what customers choose to take from the shelves. Then, it takes payment automatically when they leave.
The revolutionary site opened in January 2022 and initially required customers to download the Aldi Shop & Go app.
