I had never heard of Aldi. However, a search revealed they do exist somewhat nearby. The closest stores are about 6 miles away, in an area where I rarely shop. Kroger is the main chain here, or stores that are a cross between supermarket and department store such as Costco, Sam's Walmart, Target, Kmart, Meier.
All the supermarkets I've been in use unit pricing, and shelf-edge labels to avoid stamping price on each item. Some "convenience stores" price-stamp each item. --- On Sat, 2/28/09, Jeremiah MacGregor <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > From: Jeremiah MacGregor <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com> > Subject: Re: [USMA:43298] Re: discussion of Food Marketing Institute > objections to metric-only labeling option > To: jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net, "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> > Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 11:04 AM > Even if it is in some states there may be exemptions > depending on what type of store you are. Do you have Aldi > stores where you live? The Aldi store that is near me > doesn't do it. Maybe they are exempt or maybe they > don't care and no one has complained. > > Jerry > > > > > ________________________________ > From: John M. Steele <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net> > To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu> > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:49:21 AM > Subject: [USMA:43298] Re: discussion of Food Marketing > Institute objections to metric-only labeling option > > > > This may vary by state law. Everybody seems to do it in > Michigan. I believe the unit pricing may be a requirement > for the shelf edge sticker IF you don't want to stamp > the price on every item. > > Thus it trades one cost for another. > > --- On Sat, 2/28/09, Jeremiah MacGregor > <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Jeremiah MacGregor > <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com> > > Subject: [USMA:43297] Re: discussion of Food Marketing > Institute objections to metric-only labeling option > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" > <usma@colostate.edu> > > Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 10:19 AM > > Unit pricing may be "built in", but it is > still a > > cost passed on to the consumer. When you are > competing in > > a tough market you lower your costs as much as > possible and > > thus things like unit price labels are not used. The > > stores that sell goods at a lower cost because they > have > > less frills do a better business then those that try > to be > > fancy. Obviously not having unit price labels is > not > > hurting the business in the stores I visit. > > > > Another point is that unit price labels does not help > you > > compare prices between stores, just different brands > in a > > store. In many cases a store will offer a sale on a > > particular brand that makes the unit pricing > ineffective. > > > > Jerry
