The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting lockdown sparked a lot of change for the UK’s biggest supermarkets as they adapted to the crisis. Big brands including Morrisons, Aldi, Asda, and Marks and Spencer started to sell food boxes which could be ordered online for home delivery, designed to help those who were shielding or unable to get to their local store. However, Aldi has stopped offering the service as life begins to get back to normal.
Aldi’s food parcel was one of the cheaper options on the market, selling for £24.99 including delivery.
Launched in April, it was also the first time that the supermarket had sold groceries online.
The food box contained 22 products including tinned soup, rice and pasta, as well as antibacterial handwash and a four-pack of toilet roll – items which were all quick to run out as shoppers stockpiled at the start of the pandemic.
The food boxes were popular with shoppers who didn’t want to risk heading to the shops as it gave them all the cupboard essentials to get by.
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It comes shortly after the supermarket dropped the price of the food box to only £9.99, making it half price – and even offering free delivery with a code.
The web page now instructs shoppers to go to stores instead.
However, while some shoppers may be disappointed by the end of the budget box, there are now other ways to order from Aldi online.
The store has been trialling a partnership with food delivery app, Deliveroo.
Most of the participating stores are in London, but it is slowly being rolled out around the country, with stores in Greater Manchester and Nottinghamshire now on board.
Richard Thornton, Communications Director at Aldi UK, said: “Even as many lockdown restrictions are lifted, we’re aware that there are still many people who are shielding and would like to shop at Aldi but can’t.
“In extending this trial further, we are making it even easier for thousands more people in different parts of the country to get hold of great quality food at Aldi’s unbeatable prices.”
The Aldi website states that more locations will be coming soon.