With Thanksgiving just around the corner, U.S. grocers are gearing up for one of the busiest times of the year. Stores across the country are stocking up on turkeys, pies and all the items needed for a traditional holiday feast. From extended store hours to increased staffing, grocers are pulling out all the stops to […]
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Aldi Partners With Uber Eats To Launch Nationwide Grocery Delivery
Uber Technologies and Aldi have teamed up to make the grocer’s offerings available on Uber Eats for the first time, bringing on-demand delivery to more than 2,500 locations nationwide. The partnership allows shoppers to order Aldi-exclusive products – including fresh produce, organic meats, bakery items, wine and seasonal favorites – through the Uber Eats app. […]
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Aldi Debuts Largest Packaging Rebrand To Date
Aldi is debuting its largest packaging refresh to date, putting its name on every product and launching a namesake brand to make its private labels more recognizable. In response to customer feedback, Aldi-exclusives will carry the Aldi brand or a bold “an Aldi Original” endorsement. New packaging is being rolled out to store shelves. Over […]
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Aldi To Open First Central Manhattan Location
Aldi has signed a lease at The Ellery, a luxury rental that spans 32 stories in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, New York. The 25,000-square-foot grocery store, which is anticipated to open next year, will have a smaller footprint at 42nd Street on the edge of Times Square, one of the most heavily trafficked shopping and […]
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Aldi Lowers Prices On 400-Plus Products For Summer
Aldi is reducing prices on 400-plus products – nearly 25 percent of its in-store selection – across more than 2,400 locations nationwide. From fresh meats and organic produce to pantry essentials and summer treats, customers can expect discounts throughout the season. “Our customers count on Aldi for the lowest prices of any national grocer, every […]
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McGrath Appointed Aldi U.S. CEO, Hart Shifts To Aldi South Group
COO Atty McGrath has been elevated to CEO of Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi U.S. following the promotion of Jason Hart to global chief operating officer of Aldi South Group. Hart will join the executive board of Aldi South as group COO, effective Sept. 1, helping oversee the company’s global operations in Salzburg, Austria. During his decade-long […]
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Aldi Opens First 2 Stores In Las Vegas, Expanding Western Footprint
Aldi opened its first two stores in the Las Vegas area April 24 – one at 621 Marks St. in Henderson, Nevada, and 2106 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas. The new stores are part of the retailer’s five-year national growth strategy to grow by more than 225 locations in 2025 and 800 stores […]
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South Florida Region Is Fastest Growing Market In State
The 2025 Florida State Economic Outlook from Comerica indicates the state’s economic expansion, which boomed in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, will slow down this year but still outpace the national economy. The report said that “employment growth, a key pillar of Florida’s success in recent years, is set to moderate in 2025, […]
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Aldi Updates Customers On Safety Measures During Covid-19 Pandemic
Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi has issued an update on what it is doing to keep its stores safe for employees and customers during the Covid-19 pandemic. “As we navigate this constantly changing environment, the health and safety of our employees and our customers continues to be our top priority,” the company says. The entire Aldi team […]
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Market Profile: Oil Industry Fueling Food Retail Growth In West Texas
by John McCurry/contributing writer Gary Huddleston, a former longtime Kroger executive now serving as grocery industry consultant for the Texas Retailers Association (TRA), describes the grocery business as being robust across most areas of Texas. “Western Texas is certainly unique. There are three or four metro areas, but the vast majority is rural. The four […]
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Aldi Plans To Open Two Long Island Stores During First Half Of 2020
Aldi plans to open two new Long Island stores—one in Valley Stream and one in North Babylon—in the first half of 2020. The Valley Stream store is the retailer’s first location in Nassau County. Aldi is investing more than $5 billion to remodel 1,300 existing stores and open hundreds of new stores across the country. […]
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Updated: Lucky’s Market To Sell 11 Stores, Begins Chapter 11 Proceedings
Lucky’s Markets has agreed to sell various ongoing stores to its founders, Bo and Trish Sharon, who will be a stalking horse in the Lucky’s Chapter 11 process which was filed earlier this week, according to a Jan. 30 statement by investment banking advisor PJ Solomon. On Jan. 27, the Niwot, Colorado-based natural foods chain […]
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Aldi Simply Nature Products Earn Emblem From Good Housekeeping
Eighty Aldi-exclusive Simply Nature products have earned the Good Housekeeping Nutritionist Approved Emblem. Simply Nature products are Non-GMO Project verified, free from 125 ingredients and many are organic. All Aldi-exclusive foods, including the Simply Nature line, are free of artificial colors, partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) and added MSG. Among the Simply Nature products to receive […]
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SOUTHWEST: Dunnhumby: H-E-B Dethrones Trader Joe’s As Top U.S. Grocery Retailer
Dunnhumby, a customer data science company, released its third annual dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index (RPI), a comprehensive, nationwide study that examines the $700 billion U.S. Grocery market. For the first time, H-E-B was rated the top U.S. grocery retailer, bumping Trader Joe’s from the top spot which the discounter has held the last two years. The regional […]
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Aldi Launches Alcohol Delivery Nationwide Through Instacart
Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi is offering delivery of wine and beer via Instacart nationwide, where permitted by state and local laws. Online alcohol delivery now reaches 60 percent of the 1,400 stores where Aldi sells alcohol. Shoppers can visit shop.Aldi.us to select from a wide array of wine and beer, and have it all delivered to their […]
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Kantar Study Says Shopping At Aldi Is Simpler, Faster, More Cost-Effective
New study results from Kantar that indicate that Aldi shoppers find the retailer easier to navigate, faster and more fun compared to other grocery stores more often than Walmart Supercenter shoppers find Walmart Supercenters to be on these measures. The study findings concluded 77 percent of the participants who identified as primary grocery shoppers and […]
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Aldi Little Journey Products Earn The Good Housekeeping Seal
More than 50 Aldi-exclusive Little Journey baby and toddler essentials have earned the Good Housekeeping Seal, bringing the symbol of quality assurance and consumer protection to even more products at Aldi. Little Journey items with the seal include a wide range of products from newborn diapers and wipes, to gentle baby wash and organic puree […]
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New San Diego Location To Mark Aldi’s 1,900th Store
Aldi’s new store in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego that will open June 13 will be the Illinois-based grocer’s 1,900th store in the U.S. The store is part of a $3.4 billion Aldi investment to expand to 2,500 stores nationwide by the end of 2022. To celebrate the store opening, Aldi will host […]
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Cropping Up: Strange Bedfellows And Grocery Stores In Unexpected Places
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest Stores of all stripes are downsizing, including grocery and department stores. Some are shrinking and offering the extra space to other types of retail formats. The relationship between Kohl’s and Aldi is a case in point. In March of last year, Kohl’s announced a partnership with Aldi, the German grocer, to sublet […]
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Aldi Opening Three Stores Across The Midwest This Month
As Aldi continues its national growth initiative, the Batavia, Illinois-based retailer is opening three Midwestern stores this month. On Jan. 10, the retailer opened a new store in Livonia, Michigan, at 29330 Schoolcraft Road. It will open two more stores on Jan. 24—one in Excelsior Springs, Missouri (2351 Vintage Drive), and one in Fairview Heights, […]