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.
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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.
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.
I shop there all the time...Save a lot of money....Love it...
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.
I bring my own...not a big deal. Most folks put it directly in bags in their car.
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.
Only that it is nothing new.
Ah yes the German owned stores
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.
I don’t go to mine. 1 checkout with a huge line
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.
We just opened one within walking distance. It’s growing on me and I’m finding nice surprises on a regular basis.
We shop at Aldis all the time. They sell quality products that aren’t all made in China.
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.
My one visit to Aldi's left me particularly unimpressed. OTOH,I really like Wegman's...immaculately clean,great selection and low prices.
Aldi is essentially the poor man’s Trader Joe’s (same company). Private label basics at reasonable prices.
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
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.
“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.
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