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Discount Grocery Chain To Open New Bergen Store Thursday
ALDI will open in Hackensack.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A new discount grocery store chain will open its second Bergen County location Thursday.
ALDI is a German-based company that offers groceries at prices "more affordable than Walmart," according to delish.com. ALDI operates 1,600 stores in the United States and 9,000 worldwide, including an East Rutherford store.
The Hackensack store will feature a new look and feature a large produce section, a wide variety of organic and all-natural foods and antibiotic-free meats. The environmentally-friendly, 17,000-square-foot building was created with recycled materials and LED lights.
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Shoppers rent carts for 25 cents and get the quarter back after returning it. This and other practices, such as encouraging customers to bring their own shopping bags, allow ALDI to keep costs down.
The store will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
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The outside of an ALDI store. — Courtesy of ALDI
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