Aldi which is short for Albrecht Discount is supermarket that is based in Germany. Aldi is a discount grocery store. It is more of an off brand store. In Fayetteville, NC where I am from the Aldi stores we have are not located near other grocery stores. I feel this is a great advantage for them because the competition level for the area is left to be undefeated. Another advantage of Aldi's location is that they have more parking space for the store itself as for other grocery stores usually have to share a parking lot with alot of retailers or services.
Aldi's location also has its disadvantages. Even though being away from other grocery stores and other retailers is nice it can have its disadvantage. Because in this location Aldi stands alone most people will choose to go to a grocery store surrounded by a whole lot of retailers where they can accomplish alot of goals in one area instead of driving from place to place. Another disadvantage is that Aldi is located on this busy road. This road is very known for its terrible traffic and its numerous car accidents. This road would not be safe for pedestrians to cross the street back and forth at any time of the day. Also Aldi's is located on the side of the road where its hard for cars to manuever to the other side of the road due to the oncoming traffic of both directions. This gives drivers only one way to manuever or drive.
I do believe that I think it is good for Aldi to stand alone which gives them more business. However, I think the locations for Aldis' should be often reconsidered. I think they should investigate the traffic and how busy the road is. I would not suggest it be in the middle of nowhere but I would suggest that it be in a reasonable location where drivers have an easier way of manuevering throughout traffic. Also a location where pedistrians are welcome would be great.
