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Posted on 06/01/2026 11:24:30 PM PDT by Cronos
Entering its 50th year stateside, Aldi is hitting the ground running by breaking ground this year on a host of new locations.
The discount grocer today announced footprint expansion plans that could push it to become the nation’s second-largest supermarket in terms of store count. It also said it would improve its supply chain operations and ecommerce experience, reaching a total investment of $9 billion over five years by 2028.
Aldi will open more than 180 new stores this year, bringing its footprint to ~2,800 amid its goal to reach 3,200 stores by 2028. It’ll debut in Portland, Maine—its 40th state—along with 10 new stores in Phoenix, Arizona (with 40 planned for 2030). Aldi will also double its Las Vegas footprint—where it opened four stores in 2025—by 2030, and open 50 stores in Colorado over the next five years.
On the back of its Southeastern Grocers deal, it’ll convert 80 of the grocer’s locations into Aldi stores, building on the 90 it’s already converted, and will change more than 200 by 2027.
The growth comes after a slew of new store openings last year, including 18 on a single day in December. Aldi is the third-largest grocery chain in the US in terms of store count, behind Kroger at 2,700 and Walmart with more than 5,000. But with the expansion plans, Aldi could be neck and neck with Kroger—which itself is closing 60 locations by year’s end—for the No. 2 spot.
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The one near me is no longer in business. Neither is the one 5 miles away.
Let’s see that idiot mayor in NYC beat Aldi.
I’ve only shopped two different Aldi’s and it’s mostly crap food, lots of highly processed, additive filled, make you sick quicker. Also not much selection other than their brands.
Stater Bros aka Kroegers near our home has been great for over 40 yrs. Complete butcher, bakery and well stocked produce. My husband had a good relationship with the butcher dept. he loved making pastrami, corned beef and sausages and could count on them to procure whatever he needed.
The Kroger affiliate here is Fred Meyer. Terrific two-story store with food downstairs and Upstairs, some very nice clothes and shoes for men, women and children. They have a an outdoor flower shop with some nice enough outdoor chairs .
Their fresh and frozen fish is all from China, which no one in their right mind would eat.
One was built near me several years ago. It was a fight-and-a-half to get it built because neighbors threw down every legal means possible to stop it. I thought I would frequent it a lot but I’ve only been in there maybe 3 times in its existence.
I try to shop as early in the day as possible and they do not open until 9 plus having to drag your own bags in for shopping and making sure I have a quarter for the cart access just collectively has ensured it’s a business seldom ventured for me.
when visiting riends in Texas. we were tired of restaurant food so decided to make our own and went to an Aldi’s. Three adult humans walked around the store and none of us could find a single thing to eat at any price.
Our very nice two-story motel had fulll kitchens so we cooked there. And of course there were good restaurants too. “Texas Steak House” was one. We have that restaurant in Spokane.. Terrific.
I never have a quarter for the shopping cart so I go elsewhere...
One in my town is so busy I never go in there.
My wife loves Aldi. It is not a one-stop shop for all we need and she doesn’t shop that way. The products she buys there are the best price of anywhere in town. She also shops at Natural Grocers,Sprouts and a local chain,Brookshires, for other things we want. Most Aldi customers here hand off the 25 cent cart as they are leaving the parking lot to another customer going in “for free”. This keeps random carts from creating hazards in the parking lot and helps Aldi keep prices low. My wife has several higher quality thermal shopping bags she keeps in her car and reuses at Aldi and other stores. Aldi keeps prices low by keeping their SKU count low. You won’t find a dozen different kinds of Ketchup for example, just one or two. You will find fresh eggs less than any other place in town. The stores here are very clean and modern, and the checkout is super fast. Some of their other produce is good too, but she likes organic produce that she mostly buys elsewhere.
When I first started shopping at Aldis The logical streamlined approach to a food market approach impressed me and the prices in comparison to other chains was awesome. I cook for myself always and purchase basics chicken breast/beef patties/ground sausage/sausage patties/Tuna all of the other items needed to create a nice meal such as condiments and pasta along with breads and dairy/eggs are there in a small LOGICAL layout. Checkout is always quick and I keep quarters in the van along with two thermal and one big AlDis totes/bags. You save a fortune and I hardly see a ratchet or teen in the store as opposed to large chains. No ratchet or teens is a huge attraction to me...as I age my patience for frontally lobed challenged people is in very short supply. I do all my shopping there and on average I spend at most 200 dollars a month on average which I find reasonable for this day and age.
Aldi is a European family owned chain, same family that owns Trader Joe’s. Aldi’s is their dollar store brand, Trader Joe’s is their “fancy” brand for rich demographic areas.
If your town has a “poor” demographic, like say, it’s part of a big metro area, but it’s the bedroom community with no expensive stores or fancy restaurants, you get an Aldi’s there.
Look at the same items in bigger FAR MORE EXSPENSIVE markets and you will see the same crap chemically enhancement to the product. There is no other chain that keeps track of their pennies so that their dollars will take care of themself. If your an efficient shopper you can show up/shop/leave within a half hour without walking and dodging 10’s of intersections and ratchet types along with higher prices because of unneeded bloated staff and “LOSS PREVENTION” because of ratchet / teen /white trash mouthbreathers. The afore mentioned is the wally world generalization I no longer deal with.
Between Aldis and Amazon my blood pressure stays extremely low as surprise interactions no longer occur.
Between Aldis and Amazon my blood pressure stays extremely low as surprise interactions no longer occur.
Will admit to shopping Audi. My Dad introduced me to their stores. A bit of nostalgia and price is good for the purchases I make. Can’t find all of my shopping list there which is okay. Am a multi store shopper.
Who needs to pay for THAT?
personally, I can't get emotional about flour, eggs or milk etc.
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