Aldi, Inc.

Deep-discount grocer Aldi is winning over customers as it continues to grow at a torrid pace.

Three diverse retailers came out on top in a new consumer study.

An annual survey reveals the major factors that enter into the supermarket experience.

Aldi's $5 billion investment in its stores includes a commitment to sustainability.

Back in the 1990s, two former Taubman leasing agents named Mike Phillips and Jeff Edison had a notion that they could form a thriving real estate company by focusing on community shopping centers built around supermarkets.

Fake news. Or, at the very least, over-exaggerated news. That’s what I call the reports about the death of retail. Retail sales are up $121.5 billion (through the first seven months of the year) and the holiday forecasts look promising, with Deloitte predicting a healthy 4 to 4.5% increase over last season.

Aldi is making it easier for customers to pay for purchases.   The fast-growing deep-discount grocer now accepts all forms of contactless payment, including Apple Pay, Google Wallet and Android Pay. All options are available across Aldi’s nearly 1,700 stores nationwide.   Shoppers can pay for their groceries by tapping their contactless-enabled bank card, smartphone or other wearable device on a dedicated payment terminal.   

Aggressive price cuts took a toll on the nation's largest grocery store operator in its second quarter.    Kroger Co.'s net income fell to $353 million, or 39 cents per share, in the quarter ended Aug. 12, from $383 million, or 40 cents per share, in the year-ago period. Its results were in line with the Street estimates. Gross margins fell by 30 basis points.