<p><strong>Batavia, IL</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Aldi USA is Southern California bound. Fresh & Easy Buzz states that they have learned that the grocer has plans to launch its first stores in the region in nine months to a year. Aldi has plans to open approximately 100 stores on the west coast in 2013, during its first two years of operation, according to the publication.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Along with the first stores in Southern California, the company hopes to eventually open its small-format grocery markets throughout California as well as in other nearby western states. Those regions include Nevada and Arizona. At present, Aldi USA is looking for a Buying Director and Buying Manager for the region as part of its plans to open its first stores in Southern California in the next year.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://freshneasybuzz.blogspot.com/2012/06/scoop-aldi-usa-headed-to-southern.html" target="_new"> Aldi USA </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">