A few days ago, a major food publication put out a story with the following headline: “Aldi is Getting Rid of Scanners, Cashiers, and Checkout Lines with the Help of AI.” This story has since made the rounds on social…
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you’re wondering if Aldi is getting rid of all scanners, cashiers, and checkout lanes, visit our fact check post here. For years, we have argued that a checkout-free experience was a natural fit with Aldi’s corporate philosophy….
Aldi stands by a fair number of its products. With many of its private label Regular Buys, the grocer offers its “Twice as Nice Guarantee,” where the grocer offers to refund and replace a product in the event that a…
Trader Joe’s is well known as a quirky, eclectic grocery store. From the South Pacific-inspired design to the checkout workers who apparently double as therapists, TJ’s enjoys a cult following. The grocer is also a distant cousin to Aldi US…
Sometime in early April of 2024, we started seeing rumors on Aldi fan social media pages claiming that Aldi is discontinuing its private label Lacura facial care products, or possibly all of its Lacura personal care products. Aldi is known…
In mid March of 2024, a social media post started making the rounds claiming that Aldi house-brand Appleton Farms bacon does not come from pigs, alleging that it instead comes from lab-grown cells. Here’s what one of the posts circulating…
Over the last decade, Aldi has operated the most aggressive growth strategy of any grocer in the United States. The supermarket’s goal, for a long time, was to reach 2,500 stores by the end of 2022 — making it the…
Trader Joe’s announced the winners of its 15th Annual Customer Choice Awards on January 22nd, 2024. Every year, the grocer, which is a distant cousin to Aldi, asks its customers to share what their favorite products are in a variety…
A certain Big Game is happening soon, and Aldi has announced it is offering 25% off — or a quarter back, if you want to make a football play on words — on some common game day foods such as…
It’s no secret that Aldi in the United States has been steadily going green. Over the last several years, the grocer has laid out a number of environmental goals even as it has expanded the number of stores it operates…