When was aldi formed

Lidl are ok but find them more expensive. Employees tend to be polite but not even a smile. I just shopped in West London, it was ok except for the queue if you only have few items. I was pleased to find some cheerful French brie made with French milk.

How these stores will fare in the Brexit regime god only knows. But while the good times last we make hay…. I have shopped at the Prince st store in bolton since the day it opened must be 25 years ago now. We find Aldi sharp, clean and well-priced. When customers have to wait to pay they open more checkouts. The Lidl around Reading UK seem to be untidy. Recently we had to abandon our shopping in Lidl because the queue for the single checkout that was open became too long and our car parking time expired.

Lidl have bakeries but this is a loss leader and will prevent them offering lower prices. Aldi refuse to do this preferring to cut prices. We have therefore opted to use Aldi, visiting Lidl occasionally but finding them unpleasant to use in our area. Totally unfounded post. You must be unfortunate because I never have this problem at Lidl, and they seem to have a bigger range. I like the Lidl bakery area, get some nice cakes. Aldi Union Street Plymouth.

Always had an excellent service and a cheery word at the till. The staff are extremely hard working and helpful. Pierce Fl. Great food, prices, people, etc. Must go get a basket and transfer all items then go to the car. This is very inconvenient to say the least and needs to be changed.

Fact is we live in a global society.. I remember when they opened in my area a loaf of bread was 10 cents when all other bread was over a dollar.. I love shopping at Aldi and Lidl, they both have really good deals..

We use it as a dressing over greens, and also as a fantastic marinade for fish, chicken, and shrimp. Luckily, I bought eight or so bottles at once. I love the limited size of Aldi. American grocery chains think in terms of more is always better. Aldi has 1 or 2 varieties which is perfect for me. Recently, a Lidl was opened and we have tried it several times, but returned to Aldi. It is too dense which makes it taste stale. It inflates our food budget with items we could easily live without.

All in all I like the German sensibility and frugality. Back in Chicago we had Aldi close by our neighborhood. Very pristine, friendly, well organized, and with very comparative prices. Wish they open in Arizona too since we moved to the beautiful state of Arizona. With about 6 checkouts you will always get 2 opened that is the hold up.

If you just want to shop just little you must still line up in a big Que. No fast checkout like Dunnes stores.

Advertising your ethnic group everywhere you go — even in the comments section of an Aldi supermarket article. And nobody cares who you claim to be. This is , not BC. Aldi's original store now an Aldi Nord location The split By the 's the brothers had grown the company to over stores with a cash flow of over DM 90 million.

Images from Wikipedia Fast forward to today and both companies have over 10, stores in 18 markets. Aldi Adverts In the last few years Aldi has featured competitor brands in its adverts. Share this blog:. Leave a reply. Search our blogs Search. Recent posts. LinkedIn YouTube Twitter. How this site uses cookies. The first Aldi grocery store, Albrecht Diskont, opened in Germany in the early s. The two companies continue to exist as separate businesses, operating stores in their respective regions, both under the Aldi banner.

They cooperate in some instances in the interest of consistency, such as working together to offer the same product mix, maintaining the same store layout, and operating a joint website to brings the Aldi brand under one digital roof. Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community.

This is how you can continue to access our trusted content:. Your ad blocker may be preventing you from being able to log in or subscribe. Home News Latest News. There have been some important milestones in The 75th anniversary of the first meeting of the United Nations in The 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's inauguration in The 50th anniversary of Evonne Goolagong being named Australian of the Year in And, perhaps the most seismic of all, the 20th anniversary of Aldi opening in Australia.

Seriously, two decades of Special Buys?