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The brand, which runs 216 shops as well as franchised stores, is looking at ways to save cash. 
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Aldi’s ‘no-frills’ strategy has helped make it one of the cheapest and the fastest growing grocery stores in the U.S. For the past decade, it’s been growing at a rate of about 100 stores per year and thrives in economic downturns. Aldi helps keep expenses low by stocking less: Trader Joe’s stocks around 4,000 products where Aldi only carries around 1,600 products.
Graham Watson's insight:
I hadn't spotted this before - however, the Wall Street Journal has looked at the rise of Aldi in the US, highlighting the ways that the German discounter has become the fastest growing chain.
You should hopefully be aware of its strengths: a narrow product range, a real focus on reducing costs and offering value for money, particularly Aldi's ability to leverage private label brands. The flipside of this is that Aldi's reputation for cleanliness isn't on a par with other stores.
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Business Management gold dust: Superdry - the pseudo-Japanese, but actually founded in Cheltenham fashion company - is thinking of leaving the London Stock Exchange - and in doing so converting from a public limited company to a private limited company as it seeks to restructure and save money.
It is hoping to save cash - because listing as a public limited company does come with a variety of costs, and, I suspect, it will be pursuing a range of other strategies - seeking alternative sources of finance, as well as "improving its product ranges and reallocating marketing spend", highlighted in the article.