Aldi doesn't generally follow the norm when it comes to operating a grocery store, and that includes its store hours. While other chains like Walmart keep the lights on for as long as 24 hours a day, Aldi turns them off not long after dusk. Visit Aldi's store locator page and you'll find most locations typically operate between 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., with some even closing as early as 7 p.m. 

It might seem like closing early would mean the chain loses out on potential sales, but closing early actually saves you — and Aldi — money. According to Taste of Home, Aldi's hours of operation allow the German-based grocer to "save on wages and reduces operational costs," thus providing more savings for its customers.

"Aldi is perfectly positioned as the low-priced leader," Burt Flickinger, managing director of Strategic Resource Group, told CNN Business in May 2020. "A family with five kids and a rescue pet spending $200 a week of groceries at a typical supermarket chain is spending $120 to $140 a week at Aldi."