写真: USA TODAY

独系ディスカウント店アルジ(テネシー州ナッシュビル)でスパゲティ・ソースを探す客のロン・グリーンさん。低価格商品やPB商品を買い求める客が増えてきたためディスカウント店は店舗を増やす計画だ(USA TODAY)DISCOUNT-GROCERS -- Ron Green shops for spaghetti sauce at an Aldi store in Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday, April 24, 2008. Some discount grocers such as Aldi are expanding their store operations as more consumers come to their stores looking for discounts and private-label brands to save money. (Gannett News Service, Shelley Mays/The Tennessean)