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ALDI temporarily closed for this reason
A special low-cost supermarket chain closed stores recently despite being named the fastest-growing grocery chain in the U.S. in 2021.
Crises at a few of its long-standing locations have been directed to endless shutdowns, but in the case of the tardy closure, the news is a little less grim.
The ALDI near Saranac Lake in New York may suspend works “indefinitely starting in September,” if it can’t find more workers, according to Adirondack Daily Enterprise.
Saranac Lake is a popular summer holiday destination with a population of just over 5,000 residents, which rejects it vulnerable to labor shortages, and according to information, many workers are moving away or returning to school in the fall, leaving it short-staffed to the point it may be unable to open.
The store’s manager tells the place has consistently worked with staffing, even during the pandemic when most companies shared issues retaining workers.
However, now that labor shortages have been at their highest, the store has found it nearly impossible to obtain and retain enough staff to effectively run.
This is a trend shopper know all too well. Earlier this year two ALDI sites in Chicago and one in Memphis closed abruptly. However, rather than staff shortages, these stores saw sales plummet alongside repeated burglaries.
The Windy City stores were discovered by West Garfield Park and in the Auburn Gresham areas of the city. The Memphis location had been open in Orange Mound and Bethel Grove for 15 years and the West Garfield Park in Chicago for 30, earning it a blow to the community who’ve come to rely on it.
Citizens who live near the stores have said concerned that the closures would impact food scarcity in their respective areas. Especially on the West Side of Chicago, where the Auburn Gresham ALDI was located, locals reported that they were already living in a “food desert” prior to the store shutting its doors.
Now there is only one grocery choice in that area per 110,000 people, one community member told the Chicago Sun-Times.
The Memphis area experienced a burglary a just few days before its closure in late May, although no one was wounded. Twelve other instances needing police have happened in the last year teaching up to the store shutting down permanently.
ALDI issued a report afterward saying “repeated burglaries, property damage, and poor sales performance” contributed to the decision.
Despite the closures, ALDI has been on the quick track to expansion. Nearly 90 new locations opened last year and the grocery giant is resuming its pace with a goal of opening 150 other stores by the end of 2022.
