ALDI will open a new store in Allentown on Thursday.  The store at 3235 Hamilton Blvd. is part of the company’s nationwide expansion. The company said it is on track to open 150 new stores and become the third-largest U.S. grocery retailer by store count by the end of this year.    “Our stores are ...

ALDI’s Center Valley distribution center is undergoing renovations and expansion to serve more than 150 stores. 

ALDI, which has a number of grocery stores in the region, is implementing new safety protocols to limit how many people can shop in its stores at one time. The new protocols are aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Instead of buying goods trucked in from around the U.S. – or even the world – consumers are putting more of an emphasis on buying goods, especially food, from their own communities, and larger retailers are paying attention.