6 q4 i& f4 R. g3 J8 N( G8 c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。”/ x2 u4 F" q9 N5 w' l6 a' F
; M, J% D; ?7 X$ m0 L0 M: r ! @0 s) A( t2 V/ ^& o# z' \Where Wal-Mart Failed, Aldi Succeeds 8 `5 O' `0 h$ SEven 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. # Z7 M- R. \- Q5 g5 E- m9 v& [8 _) y& r' ^ 1 s6 ?0 P: O6 r2 T5 zEstimates are that Aldi, a privately held, nonunion chain, has more than 8,000 stores worldwide and 1,000 in the United States.