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Aldis (grocery stores) continues growth strategy with 120 new stores in 2023
Supermarket News ^ | May 04, 2023 | Staff

Posted on 05/05/2023 6:45:34 AM PDT by dennisw

The grocer plans to open 35 stores in the first quarter alone |

Batavia, Ill.,-based Aldi is adding 120 new stores this year and will have more than 2,400 stores nationwide by the end of the year.

This year’s planned expansion builds on a strong year in 2022 when Aldi opened and remodeled 139 stores, welcomed approximately 9.4 million new customers and drove double-digit growth year-over-year as shoppers sought relief from soaring food prices. The grocer is on track to continue that momentum this year, opening 35 stores in the first quarter alone and welcoming 5.3 million new customers to its stores as of April 2023.

Aldi new store openings will span the continental U.S., including the rapidly growing Southeast region where Aldi recently opened its 26th regional headquarters and distribution center in Loxley, Ala., to help support new stores in the area. This year, Aldi will add stores in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, new markets for the grocer.

The brick-and-mortar expansion is part of a larger omnichannel experience designed to make grocery shopping as convenient and enjoyable as possible, no matter how customers prefer to shop, whether in-store, through curbside pickup or via delivery through shop.ALDI.us or through ecommerce partners DoorDash and Instacart.

As part of its larger commitment to sustainability, the grocer is enhancing new and existing stores with eco-friendly features, including installing rooftop solar panels and eliminating plastic shopping bags. Aldi also is implementing environmentally friendly refrigerants in its stores, an important move to reduce carbon emissions that earned the grocer recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) GreenChill program.

As part of this national expansion, Aldi will add nearly 2,000 new employees to support the additional store count.

(Excerpt) Read more at supermarketnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: aldi; discountstore; food
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To: Boogieman
Smart move is just to ask them for cardboard boxes

Yeah, they usually have a large cage filled with empty boxes in one of the isles that you can grab, but I prefer to use the reusable bags instead. They hold more and are easier to tote.

The only exception is canned goods, where I'll grab an entire flat of canned veggies or soups and "mix and match" to fill the flat with what I need.

21 posted on 05/05/2023 7:13:27 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: dennisw

I’m glad its quality lends it to eating uncooked, but I have to eat it cooked, usually pan fried or baked with garlic and lemon juice.
Love their shrimp, too.


22 posted on 05/05/2023 7:17:51 AM PDT by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars. A Man, and proud of it!)
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To: dennisw

I shop there all the time...Save a lot of money....Love it...


23 posted on 05/05/2023 7:18:11 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: dennisw

Maybe they could invest in more cashiers. I’ve walked out of ALDIs more times than I’ve made a purchase because they only have one open register. Lidl is no better.


24 posted on 05/05/2023 7:18:31 AM PDT by 3RIVRS
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I bring my own...not a big deal. Most folks put it directly in bags in their car.


25 posted on 05/05/2023 7:20:01 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: meyer

Yep, that’s the one. With Aldi’s you have to a “breakthrough moment” where your Overton Window shifts and they become a possibility rather than a weird place you drive by.


26 posted on 05/05/2023 7:23:41 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Sacajaweau
I never said it was a big deal.

Only that it is nothing new.

27 posted on 05/05/2023 7:23:58 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Follow the money. Even if it leads you to someplace horrible it will still lead you to the truth.)
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To: dennisw

Ah yes the German owned stores


28 posted on 05/05/2023 7:25:57 AM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: dennisw

I’d like to see them put an Aldi’s in that closed Whole Foods in San Francisco.

I have friends who are Aldi fanatics. It is not my favorite store.


29 posted on 05/05/2023 7:29:22 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
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To: dennisw

I don’t go to mine. 1 checkout with a huge line


30 posted on 05/05/2023 7:50:34 AM PDT by roving (👌⚓)
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To: dennisw

Hope they open one near us. The closest one is now about 30 miles or so away. They usually slay the competition. Can’t remember a thing we have bought there that has not been good. For example, 90 cent pot pies, small but tasty and a lot better value than the Marie Calendar at nearly three times the price.

The business model seems to be a good one. Just about two people in the store at a time and they are run ragged.


31 posted on 05/05/2023 7:55:27 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Procrastination is just a form of defiance.)
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To: dennisw

We just opened one within walking distance. It’s growing on me and I’m finding nice surprises on a regular basis.


32 posted on 05/05/2023 7:55:32 AM PDT by mykroar (what is extraordinarily important is this—who will count the votes, and how. - J0eStalin)
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To: dennisw

We shop at Aldis all the time. They sell quality products that aren’t all made in China.


33 posted on 05/05/2023 7:55:40 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: dennisw

Trader Joes doesn’t offer plastic bags or self checkout. They still use the paper bags to packing.

Costco has cardboard boxes and self-checkout available. Having self checkout has made going to Costco much more tolerable.


34 posted on 05/05/2023 7:57:16 AM PDT by chrisinoc
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To: dennisw
There's both an Aldi and a Wegman's in my town. For those who've never heard of Wegman's it's an excellent supermarket chain in the Northeast.

My one visit to Aldi's left me particularly unimpressed. OTOH,I really like Wegman's...immaculately clean,great selection and low prices.

35 posted on 05/05/2023 8:20:23 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Aldi is essentially the poor man’s Trader Joe’s (same company). Private label basics at reasonable prices.


36 posted on 05/05/2023 8:25:04 AM PDT by Clemenza
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To: dennisw

Aldi’s is the German discount store. They have far fewer brands and items.

We have these around here - and they are good, but the supermarkets with multiple varieties also have a role to play


37 posted on 05/05/2023 8:25:05 AM PDT by Cronos
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To: Boogieman
Yeah, some of their stuff is good quality. Others, (like some of the prepared food/knockoff items) not so much. Just have to learn what is good and what to avoid.

There's an Aldi across the street from the Walmart where I sometimes shop, (like once every couple of months). Went into the Aldi a couple of times. Suffice it to say that overall the quality of stuff they offer is even lower than WallyWorld. They make you pay to use a cart. The carts looked mostly broken one way or another, but you were forced to take the next one in the queue regardless. Not worth my time or trouble.

38 posted on 05/05/2023 8:26:43 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Aldi, like Sam's Club, never had shopping bags.

Yes, they did, but you had to pay for them if you didn't bring your own bags/boxes.
39 posted on 05/05/2023 8:32:59 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: Gay State Conservative

“For those who’ve never heard of Wegman’s it’s an excellent supermarket chain in the Northeast.”
Been shopping at Wegmans for over 30 years. They’re not as good as they used to be. PC is growing in that chain and people will realize that all of the “extras” (there are many fewer of them) doesn’t justify the higher prices especially in the Xiden disaster.


40 posted on 05/05/2023 8:44:54 AM PDT by Smber (The smallest minority is the individual. Get the government off my back.)
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