Aldi plans to open more than 225 new store locations in 2025 as part of the next phase of its five-year national growth strategy.
The discount grocer says this will be the most stores Aldi will open in one year in its nearly 50-year U.S. history. The new stores will open through a combination of organic growth and converting select Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores to the Aldi format, according to a news release. 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, the release said.
“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 Aldi CEO Jason Hart. “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.
“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,” he continued. “As shoppers continue to feel sticker shock at the checkout, the value Aldi delivers can’t be beat.”
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, according to the company.
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. As Aldi grows its footprint to serve more customers, it says it also brings its employee-focused culture and industry-leading pay and benefits to more communities.
“Aldi continues to see more shoppers come through our doors as they experience our quicker, easier and more affordable shopping experience firsthand,” Hart said. “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.”
Aldi says it opened nearly 120 stores last year, bringing its total store count to over 2,400 and solidifying its position as the third-largest grocery chain by store count in the U.S. More than 1-in-4 American households shop at Aldi, which is double the amount from just six years ago, the release said.
Deutsche Bank served as financial adviser to Aldi, according to the release, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP was transaction counsel to Aldi and Kayne Law Group served as co-real estate counsel to Aldi.
