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Aldi spending $7 million to remodel 5 Chattanooga area stores

Staff file photo / An Aldi shopper pulls down a second can of baked beans at the Aldi on Battlefield Parkway in Fort Oglethorpe. Staff file photo / An Aldi shopper pulls down a second can of baked beans at the Aldi on Battlefield Parkway in Fort Oglethorpe.

By Mike Pare September 28, 2017 3 min read

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Aldi will reopen its newly remodeled Chattanooga store at 5706 Lee Highway Wednesday at 8:45 a.m.. There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a Golden Ticket giveaway, eco-friendly bag distribution, and Produce for a Year sweepstakes.

Discount grocer Aldi continues to try to grow market share in the Chattanooga area with plans to spend about $7 million to upgrade five of its units.

Also, Aldi has a target to open a new store serving the Signal Mountain area in early 2018 and it’s finalizing the details, said Troy Marshall, vice president of the local division for Aldi.

Officials said Wednesday that the local store refurbishings are part of the company’s $1.6 billion investment to remodel 1,300 U.S. units by 2020. Overall, Aldi operates more than 1,600 stores in 35 states.

In Chattanooga, Aldi plans next Wednesday to reopen its newly remodeled store at 5706 Lee Highway.