Big Changes Are Coming To Aldi In 2024

new stores Greener policies and even more savings hold on to your hats bargain hunters because big things are happening for Aldi in 2024 German discount supermarket chain Aldi has been quietly lurking in the US for quite some time now even if it only earnestly set out on its American Conquest back in 2013 now boasting over 2,000 stores Across the Nation this bargain Hunter's Paradise is looking to the Future Aldi has big plans for 2024 customers are already seeing the results of some of these with plastic bags being successfully eliminated from all Us stores in a major environmental change for the chain new locations have also opened in Fort Walton Beach Florida and viia California by the end of 2024 Shoppers could be looking at a bigger and better Aldi the grand opening section of the Aldi website shows that it has 12 stores set to open their doors just within the first few months of the year the spread also seems to be pretty even with new location scattered across the country Arizona Arkansas California Florida Illinois Louisiana and Ohio are all due to receive new stores this is a fairly big deal for some of these locations particularly for places like Arizona Arkansas and Louisiana all of which have fewer than 15 stores across their entire state in addition to the 12 stores Ali plans to open in 2024 the chains acquisition of Southeastern Grocers is also set to be completed this year CEO Jason Hart told Supermarket News that while acquired Harvey supermarket and wind Dixie stores would continue to operate under their own brands for a Time the long-term plan is to convert them to the Aldi format over the coming years this means that even if the remodels and conversions don't happen immediately Aldi will be gaining a significant boost in revenue from 400 new locations it's also likely that since Aldi has a market Gap in the Southeast two valuable opportunities will occur first market research by analyzing the customer habits of Southeastern Harvey's and wind Dixie locations Aldi can figure out how best to bring its stores to that market second actually bringing Aldi to the Southeastern Market either by converting existing locations or by opening new ones now obviously they're a little bit Limited at Aldi so maybe them taking over Windixie is going to you know help them expand what they offer it's worth noting that Aldi has been considered one of the greenest grocery stores in America a rep they would clearly like to keep back in 2022 Aldi announced that it was committing to the removal of plastic bags from all of its stores and now it looks like Ali is clamping down on plastic usage within its own supply chain with Hart writing in a letter to Aldi customers that 62% of its own Brand Packaging was classed as reusable recyclable or compostable in addition Ali managed to hit a sustainability Target early that was originally set for 2030 successfully cutting food waste by 57% as a result Aldi has increased its 2030 Target to 90% meanwhile Aldi has announced in a nutrition report that it would be increasing the number of plant-based products it sells to 1,000 by the end of 2024 the chain is implementing this change in two ways firstly by reducing animal products and items where they only show up in small quantities and secondly by introducing more new items to its vegan range this move by Aldi isn't just socially and environmentally conscious either it's also business savvy since 2020 plant-based products have seen a steady rise in popularity in the US market which will likely continue into 2030 and Beyond the coming year may hold some interesting developments in store for Aldi particularly where growth in the US Supermarket sphere is concerned but it's clear that Jane has no intention of stopping there sustainability certainly appears to be top of the agenda with Aldi committing to switching entirely to Natural refrigerants by 2035 the first supermarket chain to make this type of claim in a press release focused on sustainability pledges Aldi claimed that the move will save 60% of carbon emissions per year once it is complete this change will begin to take place in 2024 coinciding with the opportunity presented by the opening and remodeling of new stores in fact Aldi states that it will Begin by purchasing environmentally friendly refrigerating agents for its new and remodeled stores before replacing the agents in established locations speaking about the initiative Hart stated that the new units would help the chain protect the environment and reduce costs at the same time [Music] name

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Published: Sat Feb 10 2024