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Smaller Stores Benefit From Economy
- USA Today, Tuesday, January 25, 2011 10:45 AM
Prices are driving consumers to more diverse retailers, and Jim Hertel, a partner at Illinois-based food retailing consultancy Willard Bishop, says those small stores are expanding their reach. Batavia, Ill.-based Aldi, a division of Germany-based Aldi Group, has over 1,135 stores in over 30 states and intends to open 80 to 100 more this year.
