Quote Originally Posted by Brett View Post
I checked out the new Aldi's yesterday. Its a nice store and it will definitely do some business. I found it funny that the grand opening had about 5 times the normal working staff. Anybody who has ever shopped Aldi's knows that at most 3 people are working in the store at any time.
For a grand opening, you don't want to alienate any potential regular customers b/c their first experience was a negative one. If only 3-4 employees are working, and grand opening gets a huge turnout, can you imagine all the upset customers there will be b/c the checkout line is so long or there are out of stocks on an advertised item? Also, most people still seem to be unfamiliar with Aldi and some of their quirky methods. So that would be another reason for excess employees. A new concept in a new market cant afford to have any hiccups for grand opening.