Comment on The loyalty tax shoppers willingly pay despite push for supermarket competition
a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 1 week agoMost people who shop at ALDI also shop at Coles/Woolies to get the items they can’t get at ALDI. It’s not a brand thing, it’s that they don’t sell the type of item you’re after at all. As an example, try finding canned mackerel fillets or vegetarian fake meat products at ALDI. They don’t stock them.
hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Aldi don’t stock niche products. You don’t need to buy canned products like that weekly. Their entire business model is less stock, higher turnover and own brand for most things to control the supply chain more.
In a cost of living crisis, you can olan your shop around what’s in store. If you save, what looks like 25% at Aldi, if enough people shop there, it puts pressure on Cole’s and woolies. Personally, I shop in Aldi, and can get most things there, ut if they don’t have something, I pop into another shop. I had the same experience with woolies and Cole’s. Woolies has a wider selection but it’s still not infinite and store dependent. They might have 5 types of things I never buy, but they don’t necessarily have what I need for my recipe.
Salvo@aussie.zone 1 week ago
This is what I do too. I usually only have to go to Coles or Safeway when a recipe calls for something obscure or niche.
The thing is, they are usually dry goods like spices or medical supplements, which can also be bought online.
Safeway and Coles are only there for convenience.
ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I love Aldi, but I wouldn’t call Cooking Salt a ‘niche item’