Eggs under $5, other bargains on grocery shelves as Aldi debuts Thursday in Las Vegas

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24-04-2025

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Aldi, the fastest growing grocery store chain in the U.S., makes its Las Vegas debut on Thursday, opening a stores in Henderson and North Las Vegas.
And if you need a reason to go, eggs are cheaper than Smith's and Albertsons. A dozen Grade A eggs (cage-free) were priced at $4.47 during a media preview event on Tuesday afternoon. The stores opening Thursday are at:
621 Marks St. in Henderson
2106 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas
The opening date for a third store in the southwest valley at Rainbow Boulevard and Arby Avenue is expected in May, according to a company news release.
8 News Now has learned that a fourth store is planned in Henderson, near Eastern Avenue and Horizon Ridge Parkway in a former Albertson's location. Officials at Tuesday's event would not confirm that information.
Thursday's grand opening events are scheduled at 8 a.m., with special giveaways for the first 100 customers. Normal business hours for the two stores are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Aldi prides itself on helping its customers save money. They do it primarily through store-brand products, although you'll see some national brands, too.
The stores are less than half the size of a typical Las Vegas supermarket, and you won't get mailers with the weekly specials. You can find those online at https://www.aldi.us/weekly-specials/our-weekly-ads/.
Shawn Eddy, Aldi's regional vice president, said saving money is a major focus for the chain.
'Price is key for us. We're the price leader, which we believe is why we're the nation's fastest growing grocer right now,' Eddy said.
You'll bag your own groceries and plunk down a quarter to use a cart (you'll get it back when you return the cart … see the video below).
And if Aldi is thrifty, there's no shortage of interesting items on store shelves. Produce offerings include Cotton Candy grapes, Cara Cara navel oranges and raspberry oranges, described as similar to a blood orange but sweeter. Specialty cheeses — more than 50 varieties, including imports — meats and seafood are available.
'We have a lot of great products, great costs. We have our Aldi Finds aisle back there,' Eddy said, pointing to a section of 100 unique items every week that the stores don't always offer. 'Our customers seem to love that. They can come in and get seasonally trendy items, things that we don't always carry. It's fun. You can get shoes, to a backpack, to a lawnmower.'
Kim Brazington, the director of national buying and a 'certified cheese professional,' said Aldi has the products that are right for the time of the year.
'It's a great shopping experience because it's quick, and then we've got the products that you need and you want, like when you're going to need them. So, for a grilling season or for the summertime, we're going to have a fresh goat or that marinated mozzarella type of product,' Brazington said.
'And also, you never really know what you're going to find in our Aldi Finds selection,' she said.
Aldi looks for items that are fun and innovative. 'Anything from like a truckle from the U.K. all the way to baked lemon ricotta,' Brazington said.
She's looking for what's next, too.
'Sheep's milk cheese is a really great kind of step from goat's milk cheese,' Brazington said. It has the benefits of being easy to digest without some of the flavor that sometimes turns people off from goat's milk.
'I think sheep's milk cheese next year is going to be kind of the next big thing because sometimes the goat milk flavor that comes through on a goat cheese is a little bit earthy,' Brazington said.
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