Aldi is a well-renowned grocery retailer company founded on 10th July 1946 known for its stores in which the groceries are available without any frills and at a very low price or at a big discount that even a family consisting of four members can also eat 3 times meal a day for 8 days in just 150 dollars.
Currently, Aldi has no intention of opening stores in New Mexico or its largest city Albuquerque. But recently Aldi revealed its plan for the year 2022 Aldi is all set to expand its business and take its brand name further in the grocery retailer business world by opening 150 new grocery stores and a distribution center of 546,000 square feet which will provide support to 100 new stores in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle.
Aldi also set its eyes on the Gulf Coast. The company is planning to open two new Gulf Coasts this year along with 20 more across the South East by the end of the year. They are ready for creating new job opportunities for job seekers through the new business plans of 2022.
The company also revealed that they would hire 300 store associates and 200 warehouse associates which will help the company to reach a new milestone. Aldi is well known for its discounts on groceries which gradually attracts the attention of the people and also for its strategy of doing business which gives hard competition to its business competitors like World-renowned company Walmart and Kroger. They provide services which are also very different from other grocery retailer companies and are very familiar or comfortable for their customers.
Reason Why Is Aldi Not Coming to New Mexico or Albuquerque?
People of New Mexico or Albuquerque are eagerly waiting for Aldi to start its business in New Mexico or Albuquerque by opening Aldi’s stores there but hardly they have to accept that they will have to wait a little longer for their wish to be fulfilled because, for the year 2022, Aldi already has plans of opening new stores in States other than New Mexico or Albuquerque for the expansion of their grocery retailer business. The grocery giant claimed that the opening of new stores and expanding business is actually Aldi’s plan to become the third-largest grocery retailer in the US in-store count in the year 2022.
Brief History of Aldi
The first discounter in the world, Aldi was founded by the Albrecht family when the brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht took over their mother’s store in Essen-Schonnebeck, Germany in 1946. Later in 1960, the brothers decided to split the business into two separate groups: Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud.
What Makes Aldi Different From Others
Aldi stores are much smaller in comparison to other grocery stores. It provides very limited and thoughtful selected products comparatively less than that of the other supermarkets. They also provide organic and other items at a very low price. On an average day, there only 1-2 checkout lanes are open. There are fewer employees in Aldi’s stores. They have minimum decoration at their stores. To encourage customers to bring their own bags, in Aldi stores, there is also a plastic bag policy according to which if a customer stops using Aldi plastic bags, then he/she will have to pay for it. They don’t display a ton of advertisements on television. They have a cart rental system in which one must have to put a coin in the cart to unlock and use it and when they return the cart, they get their money back.
How does Aldi Keep Their Prices Low?
Small workforce: By employing a small workforce Aldi Keeps the labor cost low which helps them in lowering the price of the products.
Avoid brand names: A whopping 90% of the products are private label at Aldi and by avoiding brand names, they can skip going through another company and offer us cheaper prices.
Limited items and small stores: Aldi doesn’t have national brands so they have fewer warehouses as well as have less to display in the stores. This directly means having smaller stores, smaller rent prices.
Minimal decoration: They keep their stores simple without any extra decoration which in return helps them to save money.
Energy-efficient lighting: They designed their stores in such a way that it will bring natural lighting into the store and also make it environment-friendly.
Along with the above-mentioned ways, there are some more ways by which Aldi keep its prices low like they use boxes, milk racks, and pre-packaged produce, don’t display a ton of advertisements on television and customer bring their own bags.
Conclusion
Right now Aldi has no plans to open stores in New Mexico or Albuquerque but may in near future they show their interest in New Mexico for increasing their business and to give an even hard competition to their competitors until then the people of New Mexico have to show their patience and wait for Aldi stores.
Is there any Aldi in New Mexico?
Ans. No, currently there is no Aldi in New Mexico.
Is there any Aldi nearby New Mexico or Albuquerque?
Ans. The closest Aldi to New Mexico or Albuquerque is the Gilbert, AZ store, about 320 miles away from there.
- Does Aldi provide online services or not?
Ans. Yes, Aldi provides online services.
