“ALDI Gear? It’s here.” So proclaims the ad from Aldi, accompanied by the most 80s-looking collection I’ve seen from the grocer since the 80s itself. Last year, Aldi sold a capsule gear collection that included socks, water bottles, pajamas, and…
If there was one word to capture the economy in 2022, it was inflation. It’s no exaggeration to say that literally everyone was talking about it. Consumers fretted over the rise in certain prices, including gas and later eggs, even…
Inflation has been the big word of 2022. With supply chains struggling to return to pre-pandemic levels, demand has pushed prices upward worldwide, putting a strain on wallets everywhere from Argentina to Turkey. In the United States, inflation has created…
On October 10, 2022, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that it was closing the Bering Sea for snow crab catching for the 2022-2023 season. The Bering Sea is a body of water that separates the southern part…
Aldi has a cult following. This is evident from the numerous social media fan groups that have popped up over the years, as well as the Aldi-branded fan gear and child-sized Aldi market playsets the grocer has sold this past…
The last two and a half years have been rough on the supply chain. First, it was toilet paper. We see it now with baby formula. The latest product that is getting attention in the news because it’s in short…
For the fourth consecutive year, Aldi is selling limited-edition lemon-themed food and merchandise with a portion of profits supporting childhood cancer research. During the week of June 12th, 2022, customers can purchase products that bear the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation…
The United States is in the midst of a severe baby formula shortage, with grocery store shelves sparse or empty and parents worried about how to feed their infants. The shortage is driven by multiple factors, including pandemic-driven supply chain…
Workers at a Trader Joe’s store in Hadley, Massachusetts, are among the latest retail workers in the U.S. pushing to form a union. Organizers at the store sent an open letter dated May 14th, 2022, to Trader Joe’s CEO Dan…
Aldi recently announced that in honor of Earth Month, it plans to be the first major retailer in the U.S. to remove all plastic shopping bags from its stores. Aldi US CEO Jason Hart stated in a press release that…
