Aldi 2025 Store Growth Could Be Record-Setting
Aldi has raised the curtain on plans to open more than 225 stores this year as the grocer moves forward with the next phase of its five-year national growth strategy. The expansion will be the largest in a single year in the grocer’s 50-year history in the U.S.
According to Aldi, the new stores will open through a combination of organic growth and converting select Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores to the Aldi format. In total, Aldi will convert approximately 220 Southeastern Grocers locations to the Aldi format through 2027.
As part of the strategy, Aldi has closed a transaction to divest approximately 170 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores that are not part of the Aldi conversion plan to a consortium including C&S Wholesale Grocers, Southeastern Grocers senior leadership, and private investors. This transaction allows Aldi to create a focused conversion portfolio in the Southeast as it progresses its expansion plans across the country.
“When we announced our acquisition of Southeastern Grocers, we shared that we intended for a meaningful number of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets to continue to operate, and we’re delivering on that promise while also supporting ALDI growth,” said Jason Hart, CEO, Aldi. “Over the last year, we’ve seen firsthand how C&S Wholesale Grocers, Southeastern Grocers, and their teams have continued to deliver great quality, service, and value to their customers, and we are confident they will lead the company successfully into its next chapter.”
Hart added, “Converting the remaining locations to the Aldi format is critically important to our nationwide commitment to help shoppers fill their carts with quality groceries for less.”
Grand openings for the first several converted Southeastern Grocers stores are underway, with approximately 100 converted locations re-opening as Aldi stores by the end of 2025.
In addition to its Southeast expansion, Aldi will add to its established footprint in the Northeast and Midwest regions, grow its presence in the West with more stores in Southern California and Arizona, and enter new communities, such as Las Vegas.
“Aldi continues to see more shoppers come through our doors as they experience our quicker, easier, and more affordable shopping experience firsthand,” said Hart. “With our expansion across the country, Aldi is earning the trust of more shoppers in more communities than ever before, bringing us closer to becoming America’s first stop for groceries.”
Last year, Aldi opened nearly 120 stores, bringing its total store count to more than 2,400 and solidifying its position as the third-largest grocery chain by store count in the U.S. More than one in four American households shop at Aldi, which is double the amount from just six years ago.
