Aldi opened 22 new stores in December in the U.S. as the Germany-based grocery store operator continues to expand aggressively. The new stores added during the month included locations in Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio.
Notably, Aldi will have opened 175 stores in the U.S. in 2025, according to tallying by Grocery Dive. Many of the recent store openings are tied to the acquisition and conversion process of over 220 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket locations.
Aldi’s core strategy focuses on offering low prices through private labels, efficiency, and cost controls. The narrow focus has helped to boost Aldi’s global brand recognition in the era of inflation-weary consumers. Looking ahead, Aldi plans to set up its largest New York City store next summer near Times Square in a high-profile opening. Aldi has a U.S. headquarters in Batavia, Illinois, outside Chicago.
Aldi has a dual corporate structure, split in 1961 into the separate family-owned Aldi South and Aldi Nord businesses, which operate in different geographic regions. The company has its U.S. headquarters located in Batavia, Illinois. Aldi management has consistently signaled that it can fund its expansion plans without public equity, so analysts do not expect an IPO announcement.
Aldi competes in the U.S. to varying degrees with Kroger (KR), Safeway (ACI), Albertsons (ACI), Grocery Outlet (GO), Publix, Ahold Delhaize USA, Meijer, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods Market (AMZN), Wegmans, Walmart (WMT), Costco (COST), Target (TGT), Trader Joe’s, Dollar General (DG), Dollar Tree (DLTR), and Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM). In Europe, Aldi competes with Lidl, Carrefour (CRRFY) (CRERF), Tesco (TSCDF) (TSCDY), Asda, and Sainsbury (JSNSF) (JSAIY).