News Summary
Aldi USA has announced its plans to open over 225 new store locations in 2025, marking its largest single-year expansion since entering the U.S. market. This growth is part of Aldi’s five-year strategy to enhance its presence, particularly in the Southeast, with about half of the new stores slated for Florida. The company aims to convert many former Winn-Dixie locations into its stores, contributing to the total of approximately 2,600 Aldi stores by the end of 2025. Aldi is also committed to providing value and increasing wages for its workforce amidst rising consumer prices.
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Aldi USA has confirmed plans to open more than 225 new store locations in 2025, marking a significant milestone as its largest single-year increase since entering the U.S. market. This expansion is an integral aspect of the company’s five-year national growth strategy aimed at enhancing its presence across various states.
The upcoming new stores will include both organic growth openings as well as conversions of select Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket locations. Specifically, Aldi is poised to convert approximately 220 Southeastern Grocers locations into Aldi stores by the year 2027. Already, the company has announced more than 100 new stores, with around 70 having welcomed customers since the beginning of 2025.
Expansion Details
Aldi’s ambitious plan includes the debut of roughly 200 additional stores across the country in 2025, bringing its total store count in the U.S. to approximately 2,600 by the end of that year. Florida alone represents about half of these store openings and announcements, with nearly 50 locations revealed in the past eight months, primarily consisting of former Winn-Dixie stores.
The expansion into the Southeast region is particularly noteworthy, with a significant number of new locations planned for states like Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi, most of which are former Winn-Dixie supermarkets. Recent actions include the opening of 10 new stores across six states as part of Aldi’s June expansion initiative. The planned opening locations for new stores include Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
A Long-Term Strategy
Looking ahead, Aldi aims to open a total of 800 new stores across the United States in the next five years. This aggressive growth strategy is particularly concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, South Carolina, the Midwest, and Northeast regions. To support this expansion, Aldi has raised its national average hourly wage for store workers to $18 and for warehouse workers to $23, demonstrating its commitment to attracting and retaining a quality workforce amidst rising consumer prices.
Aldi’s recent expansion strategy follows its acquisition of Southeastern Grocers, which involved around 400 grocery store locations. In alignment with this strategy, the company recently divested about 170 stores not included in the conversion plan to a consortium consisting of C&S Wholesale Grocers and others. This repositioning is expected to bolster Aldi’s growth as it transforms these former locations into its own
stores.
Commitment to Value
In the face of escalating prices for consumers, Aldi’s CEO, Jason Hart, highlighted the company’s dedication to providing value and quality in grocery retail. With these expansion efforts, Aldi aims to not only broaden its footprint but also reinforce its brand as a cost-effective shopping option for families across the nation.
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