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Re:Aldi, a brutally efficient grocery chain, is upending Ame... by tzs on Saturday May 18, 2019 @12:09AM (#19945536)
> they combine varieties (like flavors of granola bars) of product in the same box. This greatly reduces the shelf space required.

I don't understand how this reduces shelf space, but there are no Aldi stores anywhere near here (nearest is 804.18 miles away, according to their store locator) so maybe I'm not understanding what they are doing. All I've got for comparison are the variety packs that manufactures often sell at the stores we have here (Walmart, Safeway, etc).

For example, if a bar comes in 3 flavors, and is sold in boxes of 6, a box takes up the same space if it has 2 of each flavor or 6 of one flavor.

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Re:Aldi, a brutally efficient grocery chain, is upending Ame... by aembleton on Saturday May 18, 2019 @05:44PM (#19949888)
The box they are talking about is the box that comes from the factory. By mixing all of the flavours you only need the shelf space of one box. They place more boxes behind that one.

If they needed one for each flavour, then they would need three boxes, side by side taking up three times as much space.

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