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TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
I get my groceries from H-E-B and nowhere else. I didn't understand why people ever felt brand loyalty to a grocery store until I found H-E-B. God bless Texas.
Trader Joe's is marketing by Aldi executives.Most clear-minded Millennials realize that they don't have enough money to be constantly shopping at Whole Foods. On the other hand, many people see Aldi's as kind of a "blue-collar" grocery store. And Jewel/Pick n Save is too "macro." Millennials don't want to shop at Aldi's or Jewel for the same reason that they don't want to be seen drinking Miller, Coors, or Budweiser.So where to go? Trader Joe's fills the niche--Goose Island in the beer analogy.Corroborative anecdotal evidence: near my house, Oak Park has a Trader Joe's, but no Aldi's. Berwyn and Cicero have Aldis, but no Trader Joe's. Coincidence? Don't kid yourself.
One trend I have seen the past decade, nice, brand new Aldi's stores in upscale suburban neighborhoods. Another trend is more competition in close proximity with some of the Fresh Market type of stores. For example, in a few block radius, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Lucky's Market, Fresh Thyme Market etc...all near one another. (Before Lucky's Market went bankrupt nationally and closed stores) And some stores have success in some parts of town but not others. It of course all depends on the geography. When I lived in Manhattan, (and also when I visit) I would go to the Upper West Side, or Union Square or Chelsea, Trader Joe's sometimes, and hoo boy they were packed often with lines.
There's also Pete's, Jewel (Roosevelt not the RF one) Sugar Beat Co-op, Mini target and carnival grocery in OP plus the RF jewel and fresh thyme. So it could be just an overcrowded market (especially if you factor in the Aldi Farmers fresh, Jewel and target in Brickyard, RF Jewel & Fresh Thyme, Or the Caputos on Harlem) Personally I love Aldi, do most my shopping there, Trader Joe's or Whole Foods (amazon credit card makes up for the mark up). Don't know why the brand is "blue collar" here but you're absolutely correct that Aldi Nord is capitalizing on the usually better Aldi Sud's brand positioning.
When we lived in Chicago, we lived within easy walking distance of the Aldi's by Lane Tech. I only heard bad things about it, so I never stepped foot in the place even though I shopped just about weekly at the Jewels and Dominicks right next door.After we moved to Charlotte, I started hearing good things about our local Aldi's ... and I love the place. They do some things better than others, and the produce sometimes is in rough shape, but most of the time its pretty good stuff at very good prices.Aldi's ... whodathunk it?
No one who has spent any amount of time in Chicago calls it "Jewels". It's either "Jewel" or "The Jewel".I remember being very impressed when a character on E/R (which, as you recall, is set in Chicago) talked about going to "the Jewel". That's some first level research right there. Either that or some Chicago native corrected them during rehearsal.
You of course are right about the Jewels. A tousand apologies. My friend.
Wow way to disrespect Osco Drug
I will have to hit H-E-B more when there or Central Market. I alwaya se to be running in and out of a Kroger too often. .....I always make sure to hit up a Buc-ee's at leaat once when in TX. That place is wild. I will never forget my first time there.
Why do some people question eating chili in the summer because it's hot out? Do they only eat food cold in summer?
I don't get post college age adults who drink crap alcohol. For a small bump in price you can feel like a million bucks the next day.
I'll thank you to not bad mouth my PBR on this forum
My little brother, a lifetime Milwaukeean, visited me in NC a couple years ago. I took him to a great craft-beer bar. They musta had 100 choices, and so many were wonderful. He got a PBR, saying: "I hate all that froo-froo shyte."