; h. V* y2 s& S" {. f, a; f 8 V, O+ s# g; {% h0 m在皇后区的分店内,走道为八英尺宽,这是阿尔迪在美国的标准宽度。里面点缀着令人愉快的产品图片和黄色墙壁。 & ^4 n/ @+ h* I" K* L% |0 h) y" W& O
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走道中陈列着基本用品,如洗手液、汤和面包,以及每7盎司售价2.69美元的茴香味华夫饼干,一棵5英吋高的漂亮兰花售价为5.99美元。在“优惠价”走道中,优惠可持续一两个星期,包括小家电如墨西哥双层酥饼制作机( quesadilla maker)等。 4 Q7 |9 [" a. }4 K' h9 v" e3 T' _% w4 v7 I2 f, T
. I+ ~; S8 ~: V6 j$ x8 @5 l分析家和行业人士说,折扣购物在经济衰退期已成为必要,目前正吸引着所有类型的顾客。“由于衰退,人们已没有尴尬的概念。”投资人富西利尔(Fuselier)说,“人们不再担心去折扣店购物。” % S9 C% s) F( ~. [! { - R& [3 n6 C2 W8 j' v. P1 E3 I1 G) e1 r' [- v& w
Where Wal-Mart Failed, Aldi Succeeds, K7 y% [# h) b& ~7 W7 p0 t1 e
Even though Aldi, like Wal-Mart, is nonunion, it has faced little resistance, compared with the heated opposition often headed by unions and politicians that Wal-Marts have encountered in larger markets.% z0 \$ s* c8 s; q" ]
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Estimates are that Aldi, a privately held, nonunion chain, has more than 8,000 stores worldwide and 1,000 in the United States.