ALDI lands in the Canary Islands in a “firm” commitment to the south of Gran Canaria

The supermarket company Aldi lands in the Canary Islands where it is already building its first logistics platform in the Arinaga industrial estate, in the municipality of Agüimes, and from where it will begin its operations in the second half of 2022 in the archipelago, with the forecast of creating 400 jobs and open 20 supermarkets in the next 3 years.

 

This chain, which has invested more than 30 million euros in the construction of the logistics platform, will generate more than 220 direct jobs during 2022, to exceed 400 new jobs, including store personnel, logistics platforms and administration.

 

The Gran Canaria logistics platform will be one of the five that the company has in Spain and will have more than 26.000 square meters, 47 loading docks and 132 parking spaces, with 4 electric charging points, in addition to a chamber capacity of 814 linear meters of shelving for 1.722 pallet positions. In addition, it plans to have a photovoltaic plant that powers the center and obtain the BREEAM certificate with the 'Excellent' rating for sustainability and energy efficiency.

 

Aldi currently has 350 establishments in the national territory, 31 new supermarkets in Spain this year and has plans to close 2021 with more than 6 new stores on the peninsula.

 

With the start of operations in the Canary Islands, Aldi will adapt its usual assortment of 2.000 items, steadily incorporating more local Canarian products, both for the supermarkets that will open in the Canary Islands and in the rest of its supermarkets in Spain, as it has explained at the center's presentation event by the company's CEO, Valentín Lumbreras.

 

This center is built "with great enthusiasm and emotion" and with the "firm commitment to Agüimes, Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands, in the creation of quality employment and in the products of the Canary Islands." Aldi's objective is to "create discount supermarkets special that offers customers quality products at the best possible price", working "decisively on easy purchasing for everyone and everywhere".

 

The President of the Government of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, has highlighted this investment by Aldi, which is "push and encouragement" for the Canary Islands, and "an example of companies that, faced with a complicated situation, launch themselves to invest", because "they believe that future will be better than the present" and "its success will be that of all the canaries."

 

The president of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Antonio Morales, has celebrated that "they have chosen the island in this moment of uncertainty" because "these important projects and the commitment for Gran Canaria generates excitement, hope and real jobs".

 

The mayor of Agüimes, Óscar Hernández, has thanked the incorporation of the chain "to the most important industrial area in the Canary Islands", and has highlighted that these projects for Arinaga, Agüimes and Gran Canaria have "great relevance" for "the creation of employment and generation of economy." He has advanced that the City Council is working on "more innovative and relevant projects" with this company, which has "the doors open" to the municipality.