ALDI to open new store in Tucker.
German grocer ALDI plans to open a new store in the Northlake area next year. The new grocery store would take over a portion of the current Best Buy space in Northlake Square shopping center. The Best Buy would reduce their overall square footage, but would remain in the center. Ironically, Best Buy's space was originally a Big Star supermarket.
German grocer ALDI plans to open a new store in the Northlake area next year. The new grocery store would take over a portion of the current Best Buy space in Northlake Square shopping center. The Best Buy would reduce their overall square footage, but would remain in the center. Ironically, Best Buy's space was originally a Big Star supermarket.
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| Shopping cart station I believe to be left from the Big Star era |
A Best Buy employee indicated no departments will be entirely eliminated, although there may be a "slight reduction" in car audio, mobile and appliances departments.
While I have been thus far unable to confirm an exact size, the current Best Buy is 51,250 square feet, providing ample room for an ALDI store.
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| ALDI will reportedly occupy the left portion of the current Best Buy store |
(Best Buy is also downsizing in Snellville, where they will relocate from a 46,000 square foot store, to a 30,000 square foot store.)
Given existing Aldi stores in metro Atlanta measure 17-21,000 square feet, its likely the Northlake location will be of similar size. According to the ALDI real estate website, a potential site for the store must be at least 17,000 square feet.
Work on the ALDI is likely to begin after the holidays with a planned opening late in the third quarter of next year.
Many in the Northlake / Tucker area have expressed wishes for a Trader Joe's in the area that an ALDI almost brings to fruition... almost. German brothers Theo and Karl Albrecht owned Trader Joe's and Aldi. Originally a single grocery store in Germany, the late Theo subsequently ran Trader Joe's while Karl ran ALDI.
ALDI has opened a number of new freestanding locations in metro Atlanta, but has also taken some "inline" spaces in existing centers. Centers in which ALDI has taken inline space include Cornerstone Square on Roswell Road in Sandy Springs (18,403 sf), East Lake shopping center on Roswell Road in Marietta (18,482 sf), and North Bridges on Jones Bridge Road in Johns Creek (15,658 sf).
ALDI also has new stores in the works in Newnan, Peachtree City and Milledgeville.
In Peachtree City at McIntosh Village, the store will open in a current roughly 22,000 square foot Office Depot, which is due to close October 24th.
In Newnan, ALDI will open on Bullsboro Drive at Newnan Pavilion in a former OfficeMax store. The Newnan ALDI will measure 23,320 square feet.
In Milledgeville, ALDI will build a new, freestanding 17,825 square foot store on North Columbia Street.
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