Compare Aldi versus Kroger
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Let’s look at some differences between the two supermarket chains, Aldi and Kroger in USA.
Aldi
Aldi is a low-priced grocery supermarket chain in the United States. It was established by the Albrecht brothers in Germany and run primarily as a discount store. Aldi runs about one thousand three hundred stores in thirty two states in USA. It has adopted a cost-effective and a simple approach to shopping f groceries. Many shoppers have vouched that shifting from other national brands to Aldi’s own brands has helped them save more than fifty per cent on the purchase of their grocery items. In all the consumer surveys, Aldi features in the top preferences and has proved to be an influential supermarket chain in the United States.
Kroger
This supermarket chain was founded by Barney Kroger in 1883 when he opened the first store in Downtown Cincinnati. Kroger Group has two thousand six hundred stores in thirty four states and is also regarded as one the largest grocery retailers in the world. It does more than a hundred billion dollars’ worth of sales annually. Its store formats have included multi-departmental stores, groceries, convenience stores, discount stores and jewelry stores.
Key points for comparison
When a survey was done comparing prices between Aldi and Kroger, it was found that Aldi emerged the cheapest. Its shopping cart of forty selected items came to $72.30 as against Kroger’s shopping cart that was priced at $93.80. In fact, it was cheaper than even Walmart’s which priced at $85.60.
Shoppers have certain issues with Aldi stores. They are not too happy about being asked to put down deposits before checking out their carts. They are also not happy about paying for the carrier bag when they shop at Aldi. This shopping cart type of rental system has been introduced by Aldi as one of its policies as Carrefour chain has done I Europe and the Middle East.
Another handicap for Aldi in comparison with Kroger is that shoppers are not happy about the quality of its brands. Shoppers prefer the atmosphere and fast checkout facilities at Kroger. They also feel that the staff at Kroger is more courteous and maintains cleanliness in the store. They are also happy with the accurate pricing at Kroger and the nutritional information which is provided by it on the food products on both the organic and synthetic products.
What do you think?
In your experience with Aldi and Kroger, which do you think is the better supermarket?
Let us know below.
Kroger is much better than Aldi. The fish and chicken sold by Aldi are disgusting and I dislike buying one order of groceries from two different stores. They do have good coffee and snack foods but my focus is on vegetables, fruits, and PROTEIN as a shopper. Still frequently I find myself at Aldi due to the much lower prices. However, I prefer the atmosphere of a Kroger store to the atmosphere in Aldi.