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One wildly popular pivot has been switching to shop at more affordable stores.
In alphabetical order, middle-class retirees can save money shopping at these fourgrocery retailers.
Aldi
If any one grocery store could be declared the winner for fighting inflation, its Aldi.
The supermarket chain prides itself on maintaining efficient operations that allow customers to save money without sacrificing great value.
How does Aldi create savings that get passed along to customers?
Several stores also have bakeries available to shop.
Like Aldi, Lidl is inexpensive to shop at if youre on a middle-class budget.
In November 2023,The Philadelphia Inquirerconducted an in-depth study at some of the citys cheapest grocery stores.
Lidl was one store cited as being the cheapest option.
When compared to two dozen regional grocery stores, the prices at Lidl were 33% cheaper.
Sams Club
This statement may be controversial, but its backed up with some data.
One of the biggest reasons why has to do with membership costs.
In 2024, Costco announced they were increasing membership fees for the first time in seven years.
A Gold Star membership at Costco now costs $65 annually.
By comparison, a Club Membership at Sams Club is only $50 annually.
Sams Club carries a Members Mark rotisserie chicken and it costs $4.98.
They also dont use a cost-plus pricing model.
This is unusual behavior since most grocery stores have normalized using a set markup for items sold.
Occasionally, prices at Trader Joes will go up if costs change.
However, raising retail prices was described as a last-resort scenario in the podcast.
When costs go down, the retail prices are lowered for Trader Joes customers immediately.
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