Aldi Expanding U.S. Headquarters
Aldi’s U.S. headquarters in Batavia, Ill., is getting a facelift and also growing as the project now underway includes refurbishments of its three existing buildings along with the construction of a fourth building.
As reported by Store Brands’ sister publication Chain Store Age, the grocer’s goals for the project are focused on operational efficiency, sustainability, and employee retention. Renovation of the three existing buildings on the 60-acre campus include a refreshed office environment that will provide an open concept design for employees. This will include updated finishes, glass meeting rooms, energy efficient lighting, updated HVAC controls, wayfinding, digital meeting room schedulers and audio/visual systems for collaborative meetings.
The new 56,000-sq.-ft. building now under construction will feature a green roof pollinator garden, fitness center, third-party food service and conference center. Sustainability and efficiency elements will be incorporated into the new structure, which will also be visually unique. It will feature a two-story atrium and skylight, conversational staircase, covered patio and courtyard with sustainable plantings and artistic façade, which will bring its total office square footage at the location to approximately 250,000 sq. ft.
“We aimed to design a workplace for our employees that fosters creativity and productivity,” said Brian Holcombe, director of national services facilities for Aldi U.S. “This new building is intended to invite collaboration through its open spaces, encouraging employees to connect and work together effectively. We believe these enhanced amenities will help our team feel right at home.”
A M King, a fully integrated design-build firm, is overseeing the project and has a relationship with Aldi dating back to 2004. Then the grocer commissioned A M King to build a five-story office building, and again in 2009 to design and construct a 6-story building on the same campus.
Aldi’s expansion of its U.S. headquarters comes at a time when the discount grocer is in the first year of a major store expansion plans. Plans announced earlier this year called for the opening of 800 new stores by 2028.
