Aldi, a smaller alternative grocery store chain, will open thee new South Florida stores in Coral Springs, Cutler Bay and Tamarac in the coming weeks.
The Cutler Bay store, located at 19650 S. Dixie Highway, will open on Nov. 30. The new Coral Springs and Tamarac locations will open on Dec. 1.
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at the Coral Springs store at 6198 W. Sample Rd., at 8:45 a.m. Customers will be able to save on opening day sales and sample products.
The Tamarac store is located at at 7050 N. University Dr.
, which is based in Germany, recently began expanding in Florida. A Delray Beach store opened in August. There are Aldi stores in Deerfield Beach, Lauderdale Lakes and Pembroke Pines.
The company has opened 50 Aldi locations in Florida since September 2008. The company plans to open 80 stores in 2011. There are more than 1,000 Aldi stores in 31 states, from Kansas to the East Coast. Aldi stores carry 1,400 brand items, including fresh meat and in some locations, beer and wine.
Aldi entered the U.S. market by opening several stores in Iowa in 1976. There are several thousand Aldi locations across Europe. The majority of the store’s products are Aldi-brand food items.
The grocery store chain charges for both paper or plastic bags and encourage shoppers to bring their own. Shopping carts require a 25-cent deposit, which is refunded once the cart is returned.
