Are there any regulations for supermarket chains around mandatory data exposure via API ?
And if not, why ?
Show HN: Aldi Price Map
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Re: Show HN: Aldi Price Map
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Penny and Netto are the Resterampe (Bargain Basement) of Rewe and Edeka. That aside, if you like Lidl, why not go to Kaufland, which is the Luxus-Lidl of the Schwarz-Gruppe? Oh, and depending where in Hamburg, there is also https://www.globus.de/hamburg-lurup/index.php# which reminded me of my childhood, shortly after they've opened at the remodeled site of a former real,-, which is second only to https://www.edeka.d…
I mentioned Kaufland, as I said, if I were near Kaufland I would go, but there are not many Kaufland in Hamburg. On my way back from work there is a Budni, a Lidl, an Aldi (that I never go to), a Rewe, and a Denn's Biomarkt, so they are the convenient options. Also, Globus isn't really near us, but I visited it and it sucks! I hate it. Way too big aisles super spaced out for no reason. I much prefered the Real that w…
Huh. If only you knew the difference in the western slope of the Colorado Rockies, and Pasadena right next to LA :-) It's insane! Because of the involved distances in Colorado, and the variety of quality. In case of metropolitan LA it's just the scale, like in the movie Idiocracy :-)
I haven't been to that Globus in a while, have just been there shortly after it openend in the summer, and 2 times after that. It really reminded me of my childhood, because then there was another Globus elsewhere, where I went, and it was always fun because there was stuff to sample. Like there was in this new one. Instant flashback! While the sortiment isn't that overwhelming, it tops Kauflands and probably most Rewe easily, Edeka not so sure. What they do have though, is freshly pressed pomegrenade juice. Where else do you get that? Oh, not to forget, also a large (real) bakery IN STORE where you can look into, which is always busy, and gives the outside air a really nice smell at 4AM in the morning. Which is very rare nowadays.
Whatever. Enjoy the ride ;-)
Re: Show HN: Aldi Price Map
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Hm. Been at the Aldi-Äquator in the 90ies, which is the division between Aldi-North and South in Germany. So one could pick 'branches' from the overlap there, and compare. Which was really different at the time. Anyway, I remember the talks about that fear of being marked poor. It was all a load of BS as you could see from the parked cars, and style of clothing of shoppers. Similar to BILD.de perceived as trash-tablo…
Bild is trash tho...
Yah. No objection there.
Re: Show HN: Aldi Price Map
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Pretty sure I am not paying anything or using any API key :) Open Street Map basemap was too colorful and contrast with my color scheme was not very good in many parts of the map
Hey ayocado, I have some experience with self-managed/self-hosted base maps. There are some modern tools that make the setup pretty easy (e.g. Protomaps, MapLibre) and you can still use a minimalist style similar to the CARTO one you have now. If you're interested in switching over, feel free to shoot me an email and I can try to help! Here are some demos [1][2] I've made without using any third-party map services. A…
Thank you for the kind offer. Am exploring other options, will reach out if need help
Re: Show HN: Aldi Price Map
#275it's nice to see sites like this! i've made something similar tracking craft beer prices in Singapore in the past (burplist.com)
Re: Show HN: Aldi Price Map
#276I find these types of maps fascinating. For people wondering what would this map look like if we were not limited to the USA and Aldi: https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/gmaps.jsp?indexToShow=... There are a few larger categories (groceries/rent/etc.) rather than individual items.
There exists data for websites of groceries in german speaking countries. But I think without location coordinates of each supermarket.
This one tracks all online prices of all the austrian grocery brands https://github.com/badlogic/heissepreise
Related thread on hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37533633 But didn't took of.
They also gathered some historical data and competed with an government initiative to establish a price comparison app.
Re: Show HN: Aldi Price Map
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Reminds me of how the world was divided into a Spanish and Portuguese hemisphere in 1494 ;)
I think the problem there is that Aldi and Trader Joe's stores are in the same territory, should we be looking at localized warfare? :D . I like both, but Trader Joe's is always ridiculously crowded. They could add two more here and still be "crowded" but not "oh-my-god I can't go into that mess". I think they're leaving money laying on the table with this choice. I've lived in 3 cities and it was always the same, to…
Aldi Nord and Süd are not competing and have significant corporations in supply chain and marketing
Re: Show HN: Aldi Price Map
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It’s not just the US. Im an American working remotely for a European grocery delivery platform, and one of the key feature requests from partners in UK and France is location-specific pricing. Presumably price discrimination for those in wealthier neighborhoods.
It's not necessarily wealth that governs price changes, but access. Anyone with a car and 'enough' money for gas can go to the store across town if it's cheaper, but if a store is isolated enough by geography or neighborhood income level, you'll likely see higher prices. Case in point: the Kroger in Oxford Ohio (where Miami of Ohio's campus is located) has had remarkably higher prices than other Krogers in the area f…
And that’s why dollar store and similar shops are huge in rural poor America
Re: Show HN: Aldi Price Map
#279How naive of me to ecpect anything else than an us-only map when this is about a german supermarket chain with most of its stores in europe...
I don't get this criticism at all. Somebody created something for free to scratch their itch, and they're likely from the US, why would they bother with anything else? If it's so important to you, you can always scratch your own itch, I doubt the author of the project would mind help.
It's US centric and US-only but the title doesn't say so, especially for the brand that's not usually associated with the US
Re: Show HN: Aldi Price Map
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Actually it's 'Aldis', because we're talking about more than one.
> Actually it's 'Aldis', because we're talking about more than one. Just to clarify why this is wrong. First we are not talking about more than one, there is only one "Aldi" company. We don't use Aldi's (notice the use of the ' for possessive after a single noun) in this case even though every company name is a proper noun which would follow this rule. It's not used because the Price Map is not belonging to Aldi, it…
Nah, I've seen more than one Aldi. Hence Aldis.