Hofer-Mother Aldi is hiring online shop for household appliances-Diepresse.com

According to the German news agency dpa, the German Aldi discounts close their online shops for household appliances and Co. at the end of September. Aldi Süd is the parent company of Hofer in Austria. An answer to the APA request, which is planned by the subsidiary Hofer, left a PR office responsible for the company on Friday evening.

One wants to focus on the core business and inpatient trade, according to the joint message from Aldi Nord and South. Orders in the online shop are still possible until September 30th. Customers should be informed about a newsletter and a reference to the website. Around 80 employees will be reported to lose their jobs in Germany. The « Food Newspaper » had previously reported.

Bicycles, laptops, leaf bladers and microwaves

According to the information, only the Aldi online shop, in which non-food items are sold almost exclusively, such as household appliances, bicycles, laptops, leaf blades and microwaves-multimedia, home engine requirements and furnishing. The apps and internet presences of the two discounters should continue to exist. Here you will find recipes and current special offers for food that are available in the Aldi branches. Customers can continue to buy products from the non-food sector there. Various other online shops such as « Aldi Talk », « Aldi Reisen » and « Aldi Foto » also remain. The Aldi online shop was founded in 2021, but according to the dpa, it was and was not profitable. (APA)