In an update today, it was confirmed Aldi shoppers will now be able to use self-checkouts to buy National Lottery tickets for the first time.
Aldi shoppers will soon be able to buy National Lottery tickets from self-checkouts across all its UK stores.
You can currently only buy lottery tickets at manned checkouts in Aldi stores. The budget retailer has sold lottery tickets since 2021. But in an update today, it was confirmed shoppers will now be able to use self-checkouts for lottery transactions for the first time.
Lucky Dip tickets for Lotto, EuroMillions, Thunderball and Set For Life games will all be available from the self-checkout touchscreens, while those with a National Lottery Fast Pay card will be able to scan this to generate their bespoke tickets.
An age verification check will be carried out by an Aldi colleague before shoppers can complete their transaction. The rollout is already underway across more than 1,050 UK stores and is expected to be complete by spring this year.
Richard Thornton, Communications Director at Aldi, said: “We’re always looking for ways to improve the shopping experience for our customers which is why we’ve made it even easier to enter the National Lottery while picking up essentials at our self-checkouts. As the UK’s cheapest supermarket, our shoppers know they’ll always find amazing value at Aldi, but we hope some lucky customers manage to find the winning numbers at our self-checkouts too.”
Jenny Blogg, Operations Director at Allwyn, said: “As we continue on our retail transformation journey – adapting our offering for a changing retail landscape and new-look stores – we’re delighted to be expanding our partnership with Aldi.
“This will ultimately see The National Lottery available at every single touchpoint in Aldi’s customer journey, helping us to reach even more players. So, however Aldi customers choose to shop – whether at the main tills or via self-checkout – they’ll always have the option to pick up a National Lottery game. This project has been a massive effort by the teams at both Allwyn and Aldi, and my sincere thanks must go to everyone involved.”
It comes after Aldi scrapped its trial of in-store dispensers that allowed shoppers to fill containers with food to reduce single-use plastic. The scheme allowed shoppers to fill up their own containers with loose produce including coffee, cereal and nuts.
As well as helping to cut plastic waste, the supermarket said shoppers save 5% compared to buying the equivalent items already packaged. The trial, run by the Refill Coalition and using funding from Innovate UK, was launched in Solihull in 2023 and was later expanded to Leamington Spa in September last year.
