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The former Bottom Dollar Food in Bristol Township’s Levittown section is planning to reopen as an Aldi next month.
According to Aldi officials, the store at the corner of Edgely Road and Mill Creek Parkway will reopen under the Aldi banner at 9 a.m. on Thursday, December 10.
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Crews were hard at work Monday completing the exterior and the interior of the store that originally opened in 2013 as a Bottom Dollar Food and closed at the end of 2014. The renovations and a small expansion will allow the former Bottom Dollar Food transition to Aldi’s layout that is known for simplicity.
On December 10, the public is invited to attend a 9 a.m. grand opening celebration. The first 100 shoppers will receive a golden ticket containing gift certificates of various amounts. Customers will also be able to sample Aldi brands and enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a year’s supply of Aldi produce.
Bob Grammer, Aldi Center Valley division vice president, said he is excited that the discount grocery chain is opening a location in Bristol Township.
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Aldi works to keep their overhead low by only opening during prime hours – 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday – and uses energy-saving refrigeration and light bulbs and a cart rental system.
As of October, the closed Bottom Dollar Food store in Penndel is still being evaluated for sublease or assignment by Aldi, which operates a store a few miles away in Middletown’s Levittown section. This week, the Penndel store had an real estate listing sign on its front window.
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Roughly 30 of the 66 now-closed Bottom Dollar Food stores purchased by Aldi from Delhaize for $15 million earlier this year are planned to reopen under the Aldi name.
In the Philadelphia region, Aldi is hiring 350 employees for its 24 new stores.
