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Milwaukee grocery store closes after nearly 30 years in business

Milwaukee grocery store closes after nearly 30 years in business
WEBVTT SHOPPERS BEFORE THE DOORS LOCKED FOR GOOD. REPORTER: THIS THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOYALTY AND SUPPORT SIGN. GREETS CUSTOMERS WALKING INTO THE ALDI SUPERMARKET ON 76TH A FON DU LAC. FOR SOME ITS STILL A SHOCK. >> FINDING OUT WHAT THEY’RE LIKE CLOSING, IT JUST BREAKS MY HEA BECAUSE ITS EASY FOR ME TO LIKE GRAB FOOD. REPORTER: SHE LIVES AROUND THE CORNER AND SAYS SHE STOPS BY THIS ALDI WEEKLY NOW SHE HAS TO DRIVE FURTHER TO FIND A NEW STORE. WHERE’S YOUR ALTERNATIVES TO DRIVE? >> ALTERNATIVES PROBABLY JUS WALMART. I STILL PREFER ALDI RIGHT HERE . BECAUSE I LIKE THEY DON’T TACK ON TAXES ON FOOD. REPORTER: FOR OTHERS, THE STOPS HERE AREN’T AS FREQUENT AND THE STORE CLOSING IS JUST AN ADJUSTMENT. >> WE’VE GOT TWO VEHICLES, IT DON’T BOTHER ME NONE, WE CAME BY BECAUSE WE SAW IT ON THE NEWS AND FIGURED THEY’VE GOT SOME SALES GOING ON. REPORTER: NEIGHBORS TELL ME ITS YET ANOTHER LOSS WHICH HAS BECOME A GROWING TREND IN THEIR COMMUNITY. >> THEY SAID THEY DON’T KNOW WHO BOUGHT THE BUILDING OR WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO WITH IT, LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND HERE JUST MAKING EVERYTHING INTO DAY CARE CENTERS. REPORTER: BUT AS SHOPPERS LEAVE FOR THE LAST TIME. MANY TELL ME IT’S A CHANGE THEY HOPE WILL BREATHE . >> I HOPE THERE’S ANOTHER STORM. REPORTER: DOORS CLOSE SUNDAY
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Milwaukee grocery store closes after nearly 30 years in business
The Aldi store near North 76th Street and Fond du Lac Avenue is closing its doors after serving the neighborhood on Milwaukee's northwest side for decades.

The Aldi store near North 76th Street and Fond du Lac Avenue is closing its doors after serving the neighborhood on Milwaukee's northwest side for decades.

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