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Discount grocer Aldi to open 30 Houston stores

Discount grocer Aldi to open 30 Houston stores Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:21 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2012 The chain, with its U.S. headquarters in Batavia, Ill., has an unusual business model. The chain has 37 stores in Texas, most in the Dallas-Fort Worth area ...

Dirty Dining: Dollar discount stores

In a special Dirty Dining I-Team investigation, we looked through inspection records of dollar discount stores all over the bay area and found some stores that may have you questioning if it's worth the trip.

Are Discount Stores Still Good Value?

Are Discount Stores Still Good Value?

5 Industries Negatively Affected By An Economic Recovery

The general thinking is that recessions are bad for business. However, a handful of industries do quite well during downturns and would actually prefer that the economy struggle a bit. On the flip side, they tend to be negatively affected when the economy starts to recover. Below are five such industries.

Ross Stores 1Q profit rises 21 pct on sales growth

Discount store operator Ross Stores Inc. said Thursday that its first-quarter profit jumped 21 percent, boosted by a double-digit sales increase and profit-margin improvements.