Aldi raises pay a second time in Britain this year, to £10.50, amid cost-of-living crisis

Pay rise will cover about 26,000 employees, costing company £43m

Two out of three shoppers in Britain visited an Aldi or Lidl in the 12 weeks to July 10 amid soaring food price inflation, data shows

Aldi is giving its staff in Britain a pay rise for the second time this year as the discount supermarket attracts more shoppers seeking to cope with the higher cost of living.

Starting in September, Aldi will pay store workers at least £10.50 (€12.38) an hour and £11.95 in London, the highest pay among supermarkets in Britain.