Shelf unit pricing is also the case here in NY state. Aldi follows the requirements like everyone else. They're a huge German discount grocery chain with a low-key appearance. I recommend them for their Austrian chocolates and German pastries.
Remek On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 7:29 PM, John M. Steele <[email protected]>wrote: > > I had never heard of Aldi. However, a search revealed they do exist > somewhat nearby. The closest stores are about 6 miles away, in an area > where I rarely shop. Kroger is the main chain here, or stores that are a > cross between supermarket and department store such as Costco, Sam's > Walmart, Target, Kmart, Meier. > > All the supermarkets I've been in use unit pricing, and shelf-edge labels > to avoid stamping price on each item. Some "convenience stores" price-stamp > each item. > > > --- On Sat, 2/28/09, Jeremiah MacGregor <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Jeremiah MacGregor <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [USMA:43298] Re: discussion of Food Marketing Institute > objections to metric-only labeling option > > To: [email protected], "U.S. Metric Association" < > [email protected]> > > Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 11:04 AM > > Even if it is in some states there may be exemptions > > depending on what type of store you are. Do you have Aldi > > stores where you live? The Aldi store that is near me > > doesn't do it. Maybe they are exempt or maybe they > > don't care and no one has complained. > > > > Jerry > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: John M. Steele <[email protected]> > > To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:49:21 AM > > Subject: [USMA:43298] Re: discussion of Food Marketing > > Institute objections to metric-only labeling option > > > > > > > > This may vary by state law. Everybody seems to do it in > > Michigan. I believe the unit pricing may be a requirement > > for the shelf edge sticker IF you don't want to stamp > > the price on every item. > > > > Thus it trades one cost for another. > > > > --- On Sat, 2/28/09, Jeremiah MacGregor > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > From: Jeremiah MacGregor > > <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [USMA:43297] Re: discussion of Food Marketing > > Institute objections to metric-only labeling option > > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" > > <[email protected]> > > > Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 10:19 AM > > > Unit pricing may be "built in", but it is > > still a > > > cost passed on to the consumer. When you are > > competing in > > > a tough market you lower your costs as much as > > possible and > > > thus things like unit price labels are not used. The > > > stores that sell goods at a lower cost because they > > have > > > less frills do a better business then those that try > > to be > > > fancy. Obviously not having unit price labels is > > not > > > hurting the business in the stores I visit. > > > > > > Another point is that unit price labels does not help > > you > > > compare prices between stores, just different brands > > in a > > > store. In many cases a store will offer a sale on a > > > particular brand that makes the unit pricing > > ineffective. > > > > > > Jerry > >
