ALDI Joins the Fray

Small and cheap now a west-side option.

by Sally Mitani

posted 1/2/2010

You'd think the west side of Ann Arbor had seen all the possible ways to sell groceries--from small produce and ethnic markets to big grocery chains like Kroger, Busch's, and Meijer to upscale health-conscious stores like Whole Foods, Plum Market, and Arbor Farms. It turns out, though, that there was still something new--the small and cheap discount grocery.

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