ALDI is coming to Highlands County!
People in Highlands County have asked for it, and ALDI listened. ALDI, the German based grocery chain will build a store in Sebring at the corner of New Life Way and US 27. It will be located where Barnhill's and, more recently, Farmer's Market Buffet have operated restaurants.
The currently existing 10,540 square foot building will be torn down and replaced by a bigger 17,000 square foot building. The store is not expected to open until late 2010 or early 2011.
This will be very interesting to watch as the proposed Sam's Club will be pretty much right across the street on the corner of Bayview St. and US 27.
So, what is ALDI? This is what ALDI USA has to say about itself:
"The ALDI way of shopping has been continuously honed and refined since our first store opened in Southeastern Iowa in 1976. Committed to bringing food to customers at the lowest prices possible, our early stores set up shop in small spaces and introduced shoppers to the select-assortment concept, carrying only 500 select brand products. Compared with other supermarkets, our stores seemed tiny. But ALDI found a niche with Americans hungry for real value, and the chain grew rapidly.
Over time, more products were added, including more refrigerated and frozen foods. ALDI also began experimenting with Special Purchase items, to great success. More recently, Sunday hours were instituted, and ALDI began accepting debit cards.
Today, there are over 1,000 ALDI stores in 29 states, from Kansas to the East Coast. And today's ALDI store carries about 1,400 regularly-stocked items, including fresh meat, and, in certain locations, beer and wine. Though the original ALDI concept has been modified somewhat to accommodate our ever-changing tastes and preferences, the core concept remains: "Incredible Value Every Day."
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