Monroe Planning & Zoning Commission Approves New Grocery Store

MONROE, CT — The town Planning & Zoning Commission has approved construction of a new Aldi grocery store.

The unanimous decision came during the P&Z Commission's meeting Thursday night.

The nearly 20,000 square foot store will be built at Town Line Plaza, 205 Monroe Turnpike, behind the current Panera Bread.

In 1961, the Albrecht Family founded the world’s first discount grocery store in Germany and opened its first Aldi store in Iowa 16 years later, according to the company website. The chain, now headquartered in Batavia, IL, claims more than 2,000 stores across 36 states with over 25,000 employees.