The discount grocery store Aldi is opening in Falmouth, becoming the store’s first location on the Cape on Thursday.

Ald. Ronnie Mosley (21st) said the closure is a breaking of a promise that Aldi would remain in the neighborhood.

The grocery store chain’s first store on Cape Cod is part of the company’s $9 billion national expansion over the next five years, according to its website. The Northeast is slated to have many more stores opening as part of that expansion.

At least two Brevard County Winn-Dixie locations will be converted to ALDI stores. Earlier this year, the German-based company ALDI acquired Winn-Dixie’s parent company, Southern Grocers. With that came a 5-year,

Best known for its quirky offerings and everyday low prices, the discount grocer is making its debut on Cape Cod.

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