German ALDI brothers planning Macedonia location for new grocery store

[Dimko-piperkata]

Nordonia Hills -- A staple for Northfield Village grocery shoppers may be moving south to Macedonia next year.

City Building Commissioner Mike Hlad said that the Aldi discount grocery store chain has submitted a site plan approval request for a 6-acre parcel of land just east of the Spitzer Chevrolet dealership off Route 82.

The location, scheduled for consideration at the city's June 14 planning commission meeting, is just down the road from the Giant Eagle grocery store in the Crossings at Golden Link shopping center on the opposite side of Route 82.

Katherine Davis, an Aldi spokesperson, said the company plans to open a store on the site sometime in 2011. Davis said June 4 she was unable to provide any other information.

Hlad said the plans indicate the current building, a former Army Reserve vehicle maintenance facility, will be demolished.

"They're looking at a new building there," said Hlad.

The Reserve facility moved to the new Twinsburg Reserve center in early 2008.

According to the plans, the new Aldi building would be 17,886 square feet. According to Summit County property records, the current 46-year-old building is just under 11,000 square feet.

Still a question is what the company's plans are for the village store in Summit Plaza about 2 miles up the road on Route 8.

Howard Shafron, a partner in shopping center owner Plaza Management, said June 3 he has not been informed the company plans to move its store.

"I've heard all sorts of rumors, but Aldi has not contacted us," said Shafron.

Shafron said he believes the company still has two more years before its lease comes up for renewal and that the company would have to negotiate with Plaza Management if it wanted to get out of the lease earlier.

"Something would have to be done," he said.

Village Mayor Victor Milani said the village store opened in Summit Plaza about 10 years ago.

Milani said the loss of income tax revenue will have a "minimum effect" on village finances. The main impact, he said, will be to local shoppers.

"I know for one that there are people who prefer Aldi's because the prices are reasonable," he said, adding that Pepper's Market a short distance away will probably see an increase in business.

Milani said one positive he sees is that Plaza Management has a lot of time to find a new tenant, perhaps even another discount grocery store.

"I do have plans to talk with the owners of the plaza to find out what their intent is," he said. "I would hope that Plaza Management would use the time they are being given to go out and find a product that is equal to or better than what is offered now."

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thats amazing how much new and big companies, our gov has managed to invest in macedonia

great work @ vmro-dpmne and especially nikola gruevski and his squad

[makedonin]

I would rather see Production Companies, such as Audi, BMW or the like, than ALDI which will push more Macedonian food providers in bancropsy.

Naja, zum Kaufen sind wir immer gut, aber um Arbeitsplätze zu schaffen und nach draussen zu exportieren sind wir zu schade.

[Daskalot]

We need industrial investments in Macedonia, car factories etc.

[Dimko-piperkata]

thats anything but bad mate...when aldi realize that the most delicate food, which were imported from greece to germany, originate from macedonia and notice how delicious our products taste, then u can imagine what will happen

[Prolet]

great work @ vmro-dpmne and especially nikola gruevski and his squad

Dimko, Vmro is terrible remember? They never keep their promises.

Aldi is the third largest food market in Australia after Coles and Woolworths, it used to be cheaper but now the difference is not so big in prices.

[sf.]

Prolet, what is your opinion on Ohio?

[Frank]

I dont want to bring a somber reality to this thread but if you think Macedonia is preforming well compare it to Slovenia and Croatia it is miles away.

Lets use Croatia as as an example, not a day passes in Croatia were the media and national interest is devoted to the repetitive drone called EU intergration in fact Croatians largely dont want EU membership FULL STOP.

And of the 17 Economic Zones penciled in by the Government only 1 has achived results and Macedonia still preforms below even next to Albania in terms of direct Forieghn investment.

[Prolet]

Ohio state in usa?

[sf.]

Thata one!

[Prolet]

I havnt been there before but i know the city of Macedonia is in that state.

There is a Macedonian Minority there from what i heard but i dont know too much about it.

[Piperka]

It's a beautiful state with a lot of Macedonians. It was one of the first states that Macedonian immigrants started calling home. If you came from a pechalbarska family especially from Bitolsko, you might find that a great-grandfather of yours lived and worked in Ohio. There has still been a steady flow of immigrants to Ohio from Macedonia with the communities centering around Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Akron.

[Mastika]

Aldi is a good start, but how many jobs will Aldi actually create? Very few, in fact, one of the main reasons Aldi is able to sell products at such a low price is because they run on minimal staff. It is good as it opens up the country to greater foreign interest, however what Macedonia needs most is manufacturing firms to open business in Macedonia. We don't need car factories as Daskal suggests, we need industries which will last well into the 21st century, that will give our grand-children's generation employment. Macedonia could possibly look to manufacturing solar panels or some form of renewable technology, after all that is where the world is headed. That is my opinion. What other industries to people here see taking off in the next 50-100 years?

[Phoenix]

We don't need car factories as Daskal suggests, we need industries which will last well into the 21st century, that will give our grand-children's generation employment. Macedonia could possibly look to manufacturing solar panels or some form of renewable technology, after all that is where the world is headed. That is my opinion. What other industries to people here see taking off in the next 50-100 years?

Mastika, do you see the demise of world auto industry in the near future...?

You gotta be kidding, the auto industry is largely conservative when it comes to innovation but still remains an extremely high tech industry...nearly every Asian 'tiger' economy has built it's foundations on a strong auto industry, Macedonia needs to do the same as well as investigating the potential of other high tech sectors...

[Warrior]

Aldi is a good start, but how many jobs will Aldi actually create? Very few, in fact, one of the main reasons Aldi is able to sell products at such a low price is because they run on minimal staff. It is good as it opens up the country to greater foreign interest, however what Macedonia needs most is manufacturing firms to open business in Macedonia. We don't need car factories as Daskal suggests, we need industries which will last well into the 21st century, that will give our grand-children's generation employment. Macedonia could possibly look to manufacturing solar panels or some form of renewable technology, after all that is where the world is headed. That is my opinion. What other industries to people here see taking off in the next 50-100 years?

Put the automotive industry on top of the list as an industry that will evolve and grow in the next 100 years. I dont see people turning to horse carts and bicycles in the future...You will see solar power technology changing drastically in the future and i am not sure if solar panels will be part of that new technology...Lets hope we are lucky enough someone invests in a automotive factory in Macedonia. The support industries (contractors) for a auto factory tends to be extremely big..

[Makedonetz]

We have alot of potential renewable resources we should harness the wind, sun and anything else we could do. Germany is working on a project which my brother in law works for in creating towers that filter out CO2 that are in a shape of a paddle. Trees of the future!