HOUSTON, TX- Aldi’s U.S. operation is expanding at accelerated rates with a footprint that spans across the country. As the company continues to build on its current momentum, Aldi has opened a new store in Houston, Texas, on Bissonnet and Beechnut. This marks Aldi’s 25th store in Houston, with more locations to emerge in the competitive Texas retail landscape.

The German-based retailer known for its discount prices, has cost-cutting measures that includes having customers bagging their own groceries, and 25 cent cart rentals, that help the store stay competitive and keep costs down.

“We don’t believe in hiding the cost of those things across all the products,” Aldi Rosenberg Division Vice President Karla Waddleton, told Houstonia. “We also have a unique buying power. We’re able to consolidate our buying power and really be stringent on [extraneous costs] in order to ensure we’ve got excellent quality at the right price point.”

Waddleton also told Houstonia that the retailer has plans for 32 stores to open in the greater Houston area, with approximately ten to twelve more by next year.

So what makes Houston such an ideal candidate for expansion? Increasingly dense population within the city for one. 

As we previously reported, The Fresh Market announced that it would close all of its Texas stores by May 18th, just three years after launching in the area. Could this create additonal opportunities for Aldi to step further into the retail game within the Long Horn State?

With the fierce competition within the Texas supermarket community, stay tuned to AndNowUKnow for continued updates.

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