Aldi is wildly successful in Southern California. Some stores will not make it, which ones?

[69Charger]

Albertsons Has been in trouble for the longest, they will definitely be the 1st to go soon

[acealive1]

i KNEW aldi would make it back home. ever since 32nd street market closed, people have been searching for something to replace it.


while its not nearly the same size, its a cost effective way for people save money.

you can hit aldi with $50 and be set for awhile.

[CamaroGuy]

Originally Posted by timtemtym

I miss Fresh & Easy. That was my go to place for stuff I could just unwrap, put in the oven, and make some pretty good meals. Sadly, it tanked.

I still mourn Fresh&Easy's closing!😢 They had some great prepared food and freshly baked breads.

They were also willing to open stores in working class areas as well!

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by 69Charger

Why are Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Aldi succeeding in SoCal where others failed?

You just can't beat Aldi's prices, although Walmart is highly competitive. I feel as though Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Sprouts are niche stores that will survive. I predict Stater Bros will as well, they are remodeling most of their stores.

But the bottom line is there is no way the current number of stores will survive in the long run. I feel Albertsons might be the first on the chopping block. Maybe Vons after that? Ralphs seems to have a nice strong hold on things, and a successful model.

I think it's the Millennials and their bargain attitude. Some of the higher end stores are just going to have trouble surviving this new economic environment. And just wait until Amazon opens their stores around town, oh my!

totally agree with you and have been thinking this for years: the idea of the old fashion nationwide super sized grocery stores,like malls are on their way out. Millennials are inclined to shop: specialty stores, and or bargain,no frills stores. I am betting all those you mentioned, Vons, Ralphs, and Albersons will be a thing of the past in 10 or so years. Who would ever have thought Sears and penny's would have to struggle and eventually go out of business? Everything changes over the years.

Highlanderfil: if you do not think mellennials are not drawn to Aldis I would like to ask you a couple of questions? Who do you think does the majority of shopping if it isn't that age group and how many Aldi's have you shopped at?

OPS: just noticed this thread is a year old.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by jm1982

Looks like closest Aldi to me are Santa Clarita and Simi , both far to drive to a market . I did go to one in Florida just to check it out

I've been to a grocery outlet . Some very low prices on stuff at grocery outlet but a lot of the stuff is close to expiration or use by dates , not a big deal I guess if you will use it soon .
They have some good deals on wine , different wineries that you don't find at the bigger markets .

Since they are buying closeout stuff the inventory is always changing .

We have never found the expiration problems at Aldi's. They mostly carry just their own brands. the produce, I will say is hit or miss: mostly very good, but we have gotten some that was close to spoiled. There dairy products are unbelievably inexpensive. I am not fond of the cheese, especially the blue cheese, pretty tasteless. Their can foods are much less expensive and every bit as good as leading brands. The secret is no frills and not a million brands.