Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
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Publisher signals
94/100
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Aldi is planning to cut up to 150 jobs from its UK head office as part of the discount grocer’s ongoing shake-up of its tech and admin operations.
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Aldi → plan → operations
The supermarket chain is consulting on the loss of up to 150 roles in its technology team, after cutting 103 jobs from its finance and administration department earlier this year.
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chain → consult → department
It has also made nearly 20 buying directors redundant.
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directors → make → ?
The job cuts come as Aldi seeks to reach 1,500 stores in the UK, as the grocer and rival Lidl put pressure on competitors Asda and Morrisons, who have each been battling with significant debt piles since being taken over by private equity.
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who → come → equity
Aldi’s German-based owners are cutting back on the number of head office roles in each of its country operations, which include the US, Australia and China, as it centralises more admin and tech functions.
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it → base → functions
The group is outsourcing its finance, procurement and administration jobs to India, the Guardian has reported, through its partnership with Genpact, a New York-headquartered firm which uses AI to streamline business functions.
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which → outsource → functions
Aldi’s consultation on its redundancies is set to begin in the coming months, it is understood.
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it → set → months
The company has cut the number of hours worked by the agency staff who clean its Warwickshire headquarters, the Guardian reported.
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Guardian → cut → headquarters
Aldi loses ground to rivals
The German discounter has grown rapidly in recent years, putting pressure on even the biggest UK supermarket chains, like Tesco and Sainsbury’s, which have responded with Aldi price-match ranges.
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which → lose → ranges
But Aldi’s growth has slowed in recent months, with the company growing its takings by just 0.4 per cent in the 12 weeks to November, according to the latest figures from Worldpanel by Numerator.
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company → slow → Numerator
This is lower than the 6.6 per cent sales growth achieved by its rival Lidl, and the 1.2 and 0.8 per cent notched by Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
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This → achieve → Tesco
In September, Aldi set out plans to invest £900m in opening 40 new stores in the coming year.
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Aldi → set → year
It currently operates 1,092 shops in the UK but wants to reach 1,500.
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It → operate → 1,500
A spokesperson for the supermarket chain said: “At Aldi, our promise to customers is that we will always offer great quality products at unbeatable prices.
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we → say → prices
Across our international business, we continuously review all aspects of our operations to ensure we operate simply, efficiently and use our global scale to deliver on that promise.
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we → review → promise
“We are therefore making some adjustments to the way parts of our UK business are structured.
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parts → make → business
Any changes are being introduced gradually and following a consultation period.
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changes → introduce → period
We recognise that this is difficult for those involved, so we are giving colleagues as much notice as possible, with full support available to everyone affected.”
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support → recognise → everyone
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