For 30 days, ALDI Food Market, on 210 Greene Plaza in Waynesburg, was being remodeled, with alterations being made on the inside and outside of the store. Finally, on the morning of October 25, the store re-opened for business.

The remodeling was part of a larger scale operation being done by the company, with the goal to have 36 stores remodeled in the Pittsburgh area by 2020, according to Eugene Poling, shift manager at the Waynesburg location.

Poling has been working at ALDI Food Market for three years, and is happy to see the new look.

“I think it looks a lot nicer,” said Poling. “On a standpoint on how it functions, I think it functions slightly better. Having the bread and produce in the first isle now like a traditional store.”

Before the remodel, the enter and exit points were at separate locations in the store; now, they are combined into one. This is to make it more convenient for shoppers when they are entering and exiting. There is also all new shelving for the isles, a new freezer and a new cooler.

Poling said that his favorite part of it all is now having a specific section for chilled produce such as grapes and strawberries.

“Before, we used to have them out with the other produce; now we have a cooler for them,” said Poling.

Another big change is that customers do not have to buy bananas and apples by bags anymore. Now, the registers are able to weigh produce, so customers are able to buy just one or two if they wanted.