Iowa

Aldi bought out the Bottom Dollar chain here (Pennsylvania). They turned some of them into Aldi stores and the rest into empty stores. In my town that location was the only supermarket that was walkable to the folks that Iive in town and may not have cars. We have an existing Aldi miles away on the other side of town. No matter. To remove competition Aldi is paying the lease and made a stipulation that the shipping center cannot rent the store out to another grocery until the Aldi lease is up. So it’s been vacant for 9 years and counting.