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LaVern and Joan Goettl of Mankato are willing to bag their own groceries in containers they supply themselves to get the discounted prices available at the Aldi Food Market in Mankato. Aldi’s officials say sales numbers are strong and growing at the no-frills grocery chain, including the Mankato store that opened in July — about the time food prices began rising nationwide at the fastest rate in 17 years.
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Store manager Sandy Ferguson, stocking shelves at the Wonder-Hostess Outlet store in Mankato, said the discounted bakery products have been a big draw as the worst food inflation in nearly two decades has caused many people to pay closer attention to price in recent months.
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