Aldi Continues Its Dallas Expansion, Now in NW

No doubt you recall it was a mighty big deal for some when Aldi announced it would be opening a couple dozen stores in and around town in the spring of 2010, with "its sights on 100 eventually." There are 20 at present, most in and around East Dallas and...

By Robert Wilonsky

October 10, 2011

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No doubt you recall it was a mighty big deal for some when Aldi announced it would be opening a couple dozen stores in and around town in the spring of 2010, with "its sights on 100 eventually." There are 20 at present, most in and around East Dallas and none in my part of Northwest Dallas. Till now, anyhow: My wife was at Forest and Webb Chapel a little while ago, taking the boy to Best of Dallas-winner Titan Comics' new location, when she espied this construction site next to the El Fenix, in a spot recently occupied by a pawn shop.

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