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☆ Walmart launches new grocery brand, as it tries to hang on to inflation-fueled growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

And its low-priced reputation has helped the company attract higher income grocery shoppers as inflation pinches budgets. On Tuesday, the big-box retailer said it will roll out a private label called BetterGoods, a line of more trend-and chef-driven foods. Walmart is debuting a new grocery brand, as the discounter tries to retain the shoppers it has attracted during a period of high inflation. Another grocery brand it debuted, Favorite Day, is made up of creative takes on ice cream bars and trail mixes. The new private brand will join Walmart's existing collection of private brands in the grocery department, which includes Great Value — the country's largest private grocery brand by revenue, according to Numerator, a market research firm.

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☆ I shopped at Trader Joe's daily until Aldi won me over. I finally understand why people love the chain so much.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Kate Collins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewBefore I shopped at Trader Joe's, I was never loyal to any one grocery store. That's why when I worked near Trader Joe's, I stopped there daily. I also began to notice how long the Aldi produce he bought lasted in our fridge. It didn't feel cramped like Trader Joe's, which made browsing easier. Just like the seasonal items that stoke Trader Joe's fandom, Aldi's Finds are ever-changing and quirky.

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☆ A Chick-fil-A worker who got millions of views with TikToks of her staff meals says the company stopped her from posting. Now she's quit to become a content creator.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA former Chick-fil-A worker said that the fried-chicken chain asked her to stop posting videos of her staff meals on TikTok because she was breaking company policy. Food reviews are hot stuffRestaurant reviews and food rankings are popular topics for TikTok videos. Webb's last Chick-fil-A video before the company's PR team contacted her, which has 3.4 million views, shows her reviewing the four drinks in its limited-edition Cherry Berry range. AdvertisementWebb's TikTok account also features videos of her reviewing her staff meals at Aldi, where she also has a job. In her video announcing the end of her Chick-fil-A staff meal videos, Webb said that other brands wanting to collaborate with her should reach out.

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☆ Aldi’s ‘aisle of shame’ is a middle row of goodies that have nothing to do with groceries. Shoppers are huge fans of it
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Inside every Aldi store is a single aisle of merchandise that mostly has nothing to do with groceries. The Wednesday rush can often be pinned on die-hard Aldi shoppers, 3 million of whom are members of the very active Aldi Aisle of Shame Facebook page and frequently post about their latest aisle of shame hauls. They know it’s Aldi,” Pratt said. The German Supermarket acquired Winn-Dixie, Harveys Supermarkets and other grocery stores in the Southeast in an attempt to increase its presence in the region. That’s where this aisle of shame fits in and helps Aldi offer its low prices overall.”

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☆ 15 of the highest-paid entry-level retail jobs in the US, from ALDI to Patagonia
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Retail wages are on the rise as the employers struggle to find and retain workers. Entry-level employees now find jobs on the sales floor that pay more than $17 an hour. Business Insider asked Glassdoor to round up 15 of the highest-paying entry-level retail jobs in the US. Although the federal minimum wage is still $7.25 per hour (since 2009), fewer and fewer employers can get by without paying at least double that. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ The American dollar store has fallen on hard times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Dollar Tree Inc. expects to close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of fiscal 2024 and shut down an additional 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree locations as their leases expire. "Dollar General and Family Dollar are neighborhood consumable stores, while Dollar Tree is a modern version of the old-fashioned variety stores," Strong said. Dollar General and Family Dollar have an 80 percent consumable merchandise mix: food, cleaning supplies, and healthcare. While Dollar General caters to a primarily rural clientele, Family Dollar stores are generally in urban areas. There are larger-format Dollar General stores, food-focus stores branded as Dollar General Market, and a Popshelf, a new concept store focusing on items that rival Dollar Tree is better known for (think wrapping paper and party favors).

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☆ I work at Aldi and cook for my family of 4. Here are 9 high-quality dinner items I can't believe I got at the budget grocer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Dajha Zamot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

As an Aldi employee, the budget grocer is my go-to for high-quality dinner items for my family. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementI've worked at Aldi for two years and am always searching for dinner items that feel high-end. Turns out I'm not alone, as more shoppers turn to Aldi to grab groceries and quick meals for their families. To help you decide which dinner items to add to your cart, here are nine luxurious-feeling foods I've gotten at Aldi.

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☆ Amazon's Just Walk Out technology relies on hundreds of workers in India watching you shop
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewAmazon's Just Walk Out technology had a secret ingredient: Roughly 1,000 workers in India who review what you pick up, set down, and walk out of its stores with. But Just Walk Out was still very reliant on humans, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing an unnamed person who has worked on Just Walk Out technology. The revelation comes as Amazon is planning to replace Just Walk Out at Amazon Fresh stores with its Dash Carts, The Information reported. Twenty-seven of the 44 Amazon Fresh stores currently have the tech. Do you work for Amazon Fresh or Whole Foods and have a story idea to share?

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☆ Costco and Sam's Club's smaller rival BJ's Wholesale will open more clubs in Southeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Similarly, club stores resonate with budget shoppers because they emphasize getting more for less. The smaller rival of Costco and Walmart -owned Sam's Club is just the latest warehouse club to share its goals for expansion. The company plans to open a dozen new clubs this fiscal year, including an already announced club in Louisville, Kentucky. Most of the Marlborough, Massachusetts-based retailer's clubs have been concentrated on the East Coast. BJ's Werner said the company's typical customer has an average household income of between $75,000 and $100,000.

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☆ An Uber and Lyft driver explains how he sometimes makes over $8,000 a week doing private rides in Miami and Fort Lauderdale for celebrities, politicians, and sports stars
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

One week, he made $8,300 doing private rides between stretches of Uber and Lyft driving. He started his own LLC and occasionally markets his independent driving business as a passenger. "You have to treat Uber and Lyft like a business if you're doing it full-time," Trent told Business Insider. "I do rideshare quite a bit, but I do it mostly to build my client business," Trent said. He said he can often charge customers much less than what they pay for Uber or Lyft rides, and he still makes more.

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☆ I Went to Aldi and Saw Why the Discount Grocer Is Booming in the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

German grocer Aldi is planning to add hundreds of stores to the thousands it already has in the US. The chain focuses on keeping costs and prices low, making it popular as food remains pricey. I visited an Aldi store to see why the supermarket brand is expanding so fast. Now, Aldi is planning to open 800 more locations over the next four years, bringing its store count in America to 3,200. AdvertisementI decided to head to an Aldi store in Maryland, near Washington, DC, to see what it's like to shop at the fast-growing supermarket.

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☆ Dollar General is taking a key strategy from Costco as it aims to lower costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Dominick Reuter | Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dollar General is sharply reducing the selection of products it sells in order to cut costs. The discounter previously stocked about 12,000 unique items, referenced by SKUs. AdvertisementSome Dollar General shoppers may see their favorite items disappearing from shelves as the discount retailer looks to control inventory costs. The move inches Dollar General closer to Costco's time-tested strategy for finding savings through simplicity — the wholesale club famously keeps its SKU count to around 4,000 in its warehouses. Last summer, Dollar General took a $95 million inventory write-down as it cleaned those stores up.

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☆ Aldi plans to open 800 new locations in the next five years
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Some of the 800 new locations will be store conversions from its now-complete acquisition of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets, with a “significant number” of those locations — largely located in the Southeast — ditching their respective names and being remodeled into an Aldi. Approximately 50 stores will be converted later this year, with a majority of those reopening under the Aldi name in 2025. However, the Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets names won’t completely disappear: Aldi said that a “meaningful amount” of locations will retain that branding. Aldi’s newest plan brings its store count to nearly 3,000 US locations, a notable expansion but still trailing against its rivals. If their merger is approved, Kroger and Albertson’s will have about 4,500 locations and Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, has nearly 5,000.

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☆ I shopped for my family of 4 at Aldi on a $60 budget. I got 3 nights' worth of dinners plus a few pantry staples
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Terri Peters | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I've been grocery shopping at Aldi for my family of four for over a decade. Recently, I visited Aldi to see how far a $60 budget would stretch. AdvertisementI've been grocery shopping at Aldi since my teenagers were babies, so the chain has almost always been my family's go-to. Recently, I visited Aldi with a $60 grocery budget to see what I could put in my cart. I bought ingredients for three nights' worth of dinners as well as several gluten-free pantry staples.

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☆ 17 of the best specialty items to get at Aldi this month
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Paige Bennett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Get appetizers on the table quickly with the Journey To... mini samosas. Journey To... samosas come with a dipping sauce. AldiIf you're looking for a quick and easy appetizer or snack, try the Journey To… mini chicken-tikka or vegetable samosas. Each package comes with a side of a sweet-and-sour tamarind sauce for dipping. Try one or both flavors for $4.50 per box.

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☆ Blocking Kroger’s mega-merger with Albertsons won’t save your local grocery store
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

High grocery prices helped scuttle the dealInflation at the grocery store loomed over the proposed merger. Over the past four years, grocery prices have risen significantly,” the FTC said in its lawsuit. Kroger had committed to invest $500 million in lower prices and $1.3 billion to improve Albertsons’ stores if the merger cleared. Yet consolidation in the grocery sector is growing, and small grocery stores are struggling. Traditional grocery stores have also lost ground to Walmart, Costco, dollar stores and online retailers during that span.

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☆ US government sues to block largest supermarket merger in history
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued to block the $25 billion deal between Kroger and Albertsons, alleging the largest supermarket merger in US history would lead to higher prices for consumers. The merger, announced in 2022, sought to combine the fifth and tenth largest retailers in the country. “This supermarket mega merger comes as American consumers have seen the cost of groceries rise steadily over the past few years. With the FTC’s blessing, Haggen, a small supermarket chain in the Northwest with just 18 locations, bought 146 of the former Albertsons and Safeway stores. She criticized the FTC’s handling of Albertsons’ deal with Safeway, pointing to it as a prime example of the limitations of divestitures.

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☆ Why are shopping carts always broken?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The notoriously combative wheels are actually created by the repeated battering that shopping carts are often subject to, explained Alex Poulos. Rogers, which supplies thousands of shopping carts to companies like Whole Foods, Tractor Supply Company and Meijer. Customers push shopping carts outside a Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG supermarket in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. The ethics of returning shopping cartsConsumers bear some of the responsibility for the banged up and broken qualities of their shopping carts. A supermarket employee returns shopping carts in the Market Basket parking lot in Plymouth, Massachusetts, during a fast-moving winter storm that hit the US Northeast February 13, 2024.

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☆ I've worked at Aldi for 2 years. Here are 10 high-quality items I can't believe I got at the budget grocer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Dajha Zamot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . As someone who's worked at Aldi for two years, the store is my go-to for home decor and groceries that feel high-end. Here are 10 luxurious-feeling items I've gotten at Aldi.

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☆ Tucker Carlson gets roasted for praising decades-old shopping cart tech in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFormer Fox News personality Tucker Carlson is posting videos of himself experiencing various aspects of daily life in Moscow — and a moment involving Russian shopping carts has led to him being roasted on social media. AdvertisementTucker is excited that the Russians have figured out a way to keep homeless people from taking shopping carts. Although the shopping cart locks in Carlson’s video are far more widespread in Europe, they’re also a common sight at German-owned Aldi’s US stores. AdvertisementAn Aldi shopping cart in New York City. The shopping cart at the grocery store I go to allows me to scan items as I put them in the cart while shopping," X user EgilsRobs wrote.

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☆ I'm an American baker in Switzerland. Here are the best staples I buy at Aldi for 2.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Megan Thorson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Aldi's affordable prices are great for buying staples as well as a few fun, unique treats. We tend to buy more packaged staples here, like sardines, mustard, and Swiss chocolate. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementI'm an American baker who relocated to Switzerland to be with my partner. I do most of our shopping at Aldi because the prices and quality are great.

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☆ Target launches a new dollar-store-style budget brand
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTarget has launched a new budget brand that will offer shoppers low-cost clothes, electronics, beauty products, and home items. Target said on Thursday that the brand, Dealworthy, will feature nearly 400 "everyday basics," with most items under $10 and some costing less than $1. Target will also sell Dealworthy electronics, including phone cases and power cords, as well as kitchen and home items like paper plates, paper towels, and food containers. AdvertisementThe Dealworthy range will include low-cost electronics, including phone cases. Target"With Dealworthy, Target is offering more options at lower prices, starting at less than $1, while strengthening its portfolio of owned brands," the retailer said in a press release.

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☆ Aldi is the latest grocery store to use a rival version of Amazon's Just Walk Out tech
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Aldi is reportedly testing checkout technology similar to Amazon's Just Walk Out at a store. The technology, from startup Grabango, has been used at a Chicago-area Aldi store since November. AdvertisementAldi is the latest retailer to add in-store technology that functions like Amazon's Just Walk Out checkout system. Like Amazon's Just Walk Out, Grabango's technology allows customers to download an app on their phone and add their credit card information. AdvertisementHave you visited the Aldi store in Aurora and have a story idea or insight to share?

Persons: — Organizations: Aldi, Retailers, Service, Amazon, Foods, Grabango, Business Locations: Chicago, Aurora , Illinois, Aldi's, North Carolina, Aurora

☆ A couple in their 30s hit a $1 million net worth by saving and investing most of their 5-figure incomes. They share the strategies that helped them live on $26,000 a year without feeling deprived.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewWhen Lauren and Steven Keys landed their first full-time jobs, they were earning well below the national average. Courtesy of Lauren and Steven KeysBetween 2013 and 2015, the Keys say they saved over $100,000 . Courtesy of Lauren and Steven Keys"It's not just gas," said Steven, who biked to work so Lauren could use the car for her commute. "You don't have to pay for insurance on the second car, you don't have to pay for maintenance or repairs or tires. While they don't work traditional 9-to-5 jobs, they have a variety of revenue streams that more than sustain their lifestyle.

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☆ I'm a culinary judge who shops at Aldi. Here are 12 things I recently bought and loved.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Meredith Ochs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The Emporium Selection Champagne cheese has a unique flavor profile. Meredith OchsAldi carries a respectable range of cheeses, like bakeable brie, halloumi-style "fries," and Gruyere from Switzerland. On this trip, I picked up a package of the Emporium Selection Champagne cheese. The cheese had the pleasant aroma many brands of Champagne have and I could even taste the bubbly in it. When I visited, Aldi also had Emporium Selection balsamic-onion and black-truffle cheddar.

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