While many retailers have undergone mass closures recently, German discount grocery chain Aldi is looking to continue its growth in 2025.
The chain announced in February its plan to open more than 225 new stores in 2025 as part of a five-year growth plan to add 800 stores by the end of 2028. According to the company, the 225 stores will be "the most stores Aldi will open in one year in its nearly 50-year U.S. history."
In a news release in February, Aldi said the new stores will open through a "combination of organic growth and converting select Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores to the Aldi format." Altogether, Aldi will convert about 220 Southeastern Grocers locations to the Aldi format through 2027.
Aldi finalized its acquisition of Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket, in March 2024. However, it announced in February 2025 its plan to sell approximately 170 unconverted Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores to a consortium that includes C&S Wholesale Grocers, Southeastern Grocers senior leadership, and private investors.
Aldi said in the February news release that grand openings for the first several converted Southeastern Grocers stores were underway, with about 100 converted locations re-opening as Aldi stores by the end of 2025.
The chain said it opened nearly 120 stores in 2024, bringing its total store count to over 2,400, making it the third-largest grocery chain in the U.S. by store count.
In an emailed statement to USA TODAY Wednesday, an Aldi spokesperson said the company has already opened more than 40 stores this year, and "plans to open many more ahead of summer."
Here is a list of the locations the store has opened so far in 2025.
The grocer announced on April 24 it had opened its first two stores in the Las Vegas area as it looks to "deepen its presence in the Western U.S."
The company said it will open its third Las Vegas store in May, at 7150 S. Rainbow Boulevard, with a fourth store expected by the end of the year.
In February, Aldi said it would add to its "established footprint" in the Northeast and Midwest regions, in addition to growing its presence in the West with more stores in Southern California and Arizona.
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