ALDI USA plans to open 225 new stores in 2025, 800 by 2028 year end

If you were surprised to learn that ALDI USA has plans to open a whopping 225 new stores in 2025, in the U.S., the real surprise is the growth the discount grocery change has planned going forward. This year's openings are just part of a five-year plan to add 800 new stores by the end of 2028.

The 225 stores that Aldi is opening is the most stores ALDI has opened in one year in its nearly 50-year U.S. history. The 2025 store openings are a combination of organic growth and converting select Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets to the Aldi format.

The 2025 openings come on top of the roughly 120 stores the chain opened in 2024, giving it 2,400 total stores in 36 states and making Aldi the third-largest grocery chain in the U.S. by store count.

Real estate requirements are:
- ±22,000 square feet with a minimum of 95 dedicated parking spaces
- 2.5 acre pads for purchase and development
- End-cap or inline space with minimum of 103’ of frontage
- Signalized, full access intersection preferred
- Dense trade area population within 3 miles
- Sites located in community and regional shopping districts with convenient access to population
- Sites zoned to allow grocery use
- Daily traffic count in excess of 20,000 vehicles per day

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