ALDI Website Now Publishing in Store Pricing

daanish on 28/04/2025 - 17:33
Last edited 28/04/2025 - 17:34

Looks like @haemolysis hit the nail on the head about the ALDI website refresh.

I just noticed that ALDI is now publishing the prices of their in store grocery items and it looks like they do vary as you select individual stores.
Mobile website experience seems to be usable as well if you just search for the item you're looking for.

This will definitely help me to do comparison shopping and decide where I'm doing my groceries each week or even just check if there's an ALDI version of a product I'm looking for without having to specifically go in store to check.

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  • Gdsamp on 28/04/2025 - 17:43

    Bullish Signal

    • tenpercent on 28/04/2025 - 20:27
      +1

      Sell gold?

      • Gdsamp on 28/04/2025 - 21:58
        +1

        Albo's Aldi

        • tenpercent on 28/04/2025 - 22:04
          +2

          Aldi is pretty decent though. I wouldn't give Elbow any credit.

  • JIMB0 on 28/04/2025 - 18:00

    They used to do this 10 years ago but stopped as they said it cost too much money to do and didn't help them to keep prices low.

    • leiiv on 28/04/2025 - 19:35
      +8

      So they started this again now that their price is not that low anymore.

      • MrThing on 28/04/2025 - 19:56
        +4

        Their prices are still lower than coles, woolies and IGA

        Everyones prices have gone up

        • leiiv on 30/04/2025 - 22:27

          Yes, still lower in general, but the difference is getting smaller than before.

      • JIMB0 on 28/04/2025 - 20:08
        +10

        They also said they'd never have self service checkouts or a loyalty program. I'm looking forward to their upcoming rewards program.

        • Caped Baldy on 29/04/2025 - 11:35
          +1

          The self checkout has been a game changer. Halved my in store time.

      • samfisher5986 on 29/04/2025 - 09:56
        -1

        How to tell everyone you don't know what inflation is.

  • foxmulder on 28/04/2025 - 18:46

    Do you guys notice the digital price tag on items in store? Pretty cool.

    • jv on 28/04/2025 - 18:57
      -2

      They're too hard to read.

      • Guybrush57 on 28/04/2025 - 20:03
        +5

        Increase your reading comprehension

        • jv on 28/04/2025 - 21:18
          -2

          They're too hard to read.

  • CheapandUsed on 28/04/2025 - 19:57
    +2

    Apparently it is in response to the ACCC investigation into supermarket pricing…
    So not really out of the goodness of their cold dead corporate hearts

    • JimmyF on 28/04/2025 - 21:06
      +1

      Such a strange 'answer' by the ACCC to supermarket pricing……..So publish your prices, all is good then? LOL

      • tenpercent on 28/04/2025 - 21:39

        Revolving doors aren't strange once you see them in action a few times.

      • alowozbargain on 28/04/2025 - 22:42

        I don't think it's strange at all. ACCC is right in making them publish price. Not listing prices is anti-competitive. People wouldn't know their prices compared to others unless they go in store then, and will have to just assume they are cheaper.

        • JimmyF on 29/04/2025 - 18:45
          -1

          I don't think it's strange at all. ACCC is right in making them publish price.

          and how do publishing prices, lower the price?

          ALDI was never slammed for price gouging unlike the other two that did publish their prices. So don't see this lowering prices as it didn't lower prices between the big two supermarkets in the past.

          ALDI might even raise prices to cover this new 'system'.

          Not listing prices is anti-competitive.

          It's not, you're welcome to walk in and look at the prices, no need to buy.

          • Tyrx on 29/04/2025 - 19:20

            @JimmyF:

            ALDI was never slammed for price gouging unlike the other two that did publish their prices..

            Citation needed. The ACCC report did did not identify this at all. In fact, the report specifically states that

            "We have not sought to determine whether the prices or margins of ALDI, Coles, Metcash (or its banner stores) and Woolworths are excessive.".

            • JimmyF on 29/04/2025 - 20:18
              -1

              @Tyrx:

              Citation needed

              Colesworth had been slammed at making record mega profits on the back of rising prices. The same was never said for ALDI. Who always came out cheaper in all the basket tests.

              "We have not sought to determine whether the prices or margins of ALDI, Coles, Metcash (or its banner stores) and Woolworths are excessive.".

              So what have they done then? Wasn't that the entire point of this to determine whether the prices at ALDI, Coles, Metcash (or its banner stores) and Woolworths had been excessive?

              Publishing prices that are already on display in-store will do zero to lower the prices.

              • Tyrx on 29/04/2025 - 21:29

                @JimmyF: Right. I had assumed you were referring to the final report. I guess you get your information from TikTok rather than authoritative sources.

                So what have they done then? Wasn't that the entire point of this to determine whether the prices at ALDI, Coles, Metcash (or its banner stores) and Woolworths had been excessive?

                The government directed them to investigate the supermarket sector to find evidence of price gouging. When they failed to find anything to backup that politically motivated claim, the report lost its purpose and effectively just became a shelf document for recommending "better outcomes" for consumers. Better to scope the original purpose out entirely rather than admit you asked a federal department to waste resources investigating a claim that anyone with half a brain could have told you was incorrect.

                • JimmyF on 30/04/2025 - 18:46

                  @Tyrx:

                  The government directed them to investigate the supermarket sector to find evidence of price gouging

                  So what did they find?

                  When they failed to find anything to backup that politically motivated claim

                  Oh so they found nothing? Surprise surprise….

                  the report lost its purpose and effectively just became a shelf document for recommending "better outcomes" for consumers

                  Such a better outcome than lowering prices….. How did those ALDI shoppers live before being able to look at prices online.

                  Better to scope the original purpose out entirely rather than admit you asked a federal department to waste resources investigating a claim that anyone with half a brain could have told you was incorrect.

                  So you admit that this report done zero to lower prices or addressing price gouging by the big two? Instead it has been spun to say hey look we did something, it wasn't what we said we would do, but we did something, so give us a participation award.

                  So as I said, making ALDI publish its prices online has done ZERO at reducing the prices or addressing price gouging which as you said yourself was the entire reason for the report.

    • jv on 28/04/2025 - 21:19
      +5

      Rubbish, it's in preperation for them to implement peak hour pricing…

      • CheapandUsed on 28/04/2025 - 21:36
        +1

        Don't give them ideas!

      • Ozbar Gain on 28/04/2025 - 22:59
        -1

        Every time you check out at aldi is rush hour

      • Loopholio on 29/04/2025 - 10:23
        +1

        They do have digital price tags so.. maybe.

    • Protractor on 29/04/2025 - 09:41
      +1

      The ACCC is as useful to the things that impact consumers the most, as the Do Not Call register is to nuisance calls/scammers. Both depts should be gutted, and proper laws that work introduced. Both are worse than self regulation, the greatest profit driving,responsibility dodging business model on earth.

    • bloomer on 06/05/2025 - 17:18
      -1

      It is not a legally required step, so any claim about the ACCC being involved should only be interpreted as "Aldi felt it should do something to look like it was helping consumers in the face of negativity around supermarket players in Australia".

      Publishing prices on a non-retail website is not a requirement of the ACCC (or any legislation) — Aldi doesn't sell (retail) most goods online. Publishing prices in the location sold… of course… and that takes the form of shelf labels.

  • CL123 on 29/04/2025 - 10:10
    +2

    That is a great update so thanks for sharing OP.
    One of the frustrating things for me shopping at Aldi was not knowing the price till I got in store so like you I can now compare when doing my shopping list and decide where to buy what.

  • bamzero on 29/04/2025 - 11:30

    Good start, but noticed still some products missing. Realised after there is a store selector, changing added some products but still some missing (ie Sports and Energy drinks, changing from NSW to WA postcode added Red Bull but both are still missing their own Flying Power drinks, despite it being the thumbnail for the category)

    Is their pricing the same nationwide (specials included?). Haven't noticed any pricing differences between the couple of postcodes I tried, just a few extra items here and there.

    • Protractor on 29/04/2025 - 14:03

      They are probably factoring in stock supply delays and cross border restrictions.

    • daanish on 29/04/2025 - 17:31
      +1

      I checked a few fruit/veg items across QLD, VIC and NSW postcodes and saw some price differences.

      I'd guess standard non-perishable grocery items might be the same price across the nation but I do know from experience that their weekly discounted items (the last few pages of each catalogue) can vary from state to state. I once grabbed a catalogue while travelling and was then disappointed that those same discounts weren't available when I got home to do my groceries.

  • s0805 on 29/04/2025 - 13:55
    +1

    This helps, hopefully saves me going there 1st to check the unit price. Doing it online will make decision easier.

    • daanish on 29/04/2025 - 17:32
      +2

      Exactly the same for me. There's about 10-15 items that are part of my routine shopping that I know can be cheaper at ALDI some weeks.
      I've added them all to the favourites in the app. Now when it comes time to buy them I can quickly check if I should be putting them on my WW, Coles or ALDI list.

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