ALDI will reopen its Marion store, 1916 Marion/Mt. Gilead Road, on Thursday, November 1, 2012. The store had been closed for major renovations and the reopening will be highlighted by a ribbon-cutting, product samples, and prize giveaways.
“We are pleased to showcase the new look of ALDI with this updated store in Marion and continue to help customers stretch their dollars,” said Dan Gavin, Springfield division vice president for ALDI. “As important as price is, there’s only one way to attract and keep shoppers: You have to have quality products. When people try our ALDI exclusive brands, they are excited by the savings and impressed by the quality.”
With higher ceilings, improved natural lighting and environmentally-friendly building materials, such as recycled materials and energy-saving refrigeration and light bulbs, Gavin says the store will offer customers a simple and easy-to-navigate shopping experience.
To celebrate the newly remodeled Marion store, ALDI will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:45am on Thursday, November 1, 2012 to which the public is invited to attend and sample ALDI exclusive brand products, tour the store and shop for their favorite grocery items.
Additionally, guests can enter an on-site sweepstakes for a chance to win fall baking essentials, including a Crofton Stand Mixer with Stainless Steel Bowl, as well as various other prizes.
Gavin says ALDI challenges customers to switch from national brands to its exclusive brands and save up to 50 percent (based upon a price comparison of comparable products sold at leading national retail grocery stores) on more than 1,400 items the store carries. To ensure its exclusive brands meet or exceed the national brands on taste and quality, ALDI conducts rigorous testing on all products. ALDI stands behind this quality with a Double Guarantee: If for any reason a customer is not 100 percent satisfied with a food product, ALDI will gladly replace the product and refund the customer’s money.
A model of efficiency, ALDI says they eliminate overhead costs by offering smart practices, such as a cart rental system through which shoppers insert a quarter to release a cart and receive the quarter back upon the cart’s return. Other cost-saving practices include a smaller store footprint, open carton displays and encouragement of customers to bring their own shopping bags.
The Marion store will be open from 9:00am to 8:00pm Monday through Friday and from 9:00am to 7:00pm on Saturday and Sunday. ALDI accepts cash, debit and EBT cards.
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