" w9 I3 k* i0 S分析家和行业人士说,折扣购物在经济衰退期已成为必要,目前正吸引着所有类型的顾客。“由于衰退,人们已没有尴尬的概念。”投资人富西利尔(Fuselier)说,“人们不再担心去折扣店购物。”) x+ h* ^% \/ @6 Y; s
L. m$ t& C4 z4 q 8 F3 t6 x. T3 m, nWhere Wal-Mart Failed, Aldi Succeeds - V8 {( x7 N- ^2 J+ B# JEven though Aldi, like Wal-Mart, is nonunion, it has faced little resistance, compared with the heated opposition often headed by unions and politicians that Wal-Marts have encountered in larger markets.$ P$ P' D' C J b
1 A2 T$ j# C" o" y& z 8 u* S) J1 `) I! R S+ G. `1 J" TEstimates are that Aldi, a privately held, nonunion chain, has more than 8,000 stores worldwide and 1,000 in the United States.