Overview

• Company targets place Aldi at roughly 2,600 U.S. locations by the end of 2025, with America CEO Jason Hart signaling about 600 additional stores over the following five years.
• Capital reports about 2,400 current stores, while other outlets cite 2,567 locations and a pathway to 3,200 by 2028, highlighting differences in counts across sources.
• JLL data shows roughly 100 new U.S. openings per year as Aldi scales, and PlacerAI tracked a 7% year-over-year rise in customer visits in the first half.
• The chain leans on private-label assortments, smaller footprints, lean staffing, and customer self-bagging to hold down costs as food prices have climbed roughly 20% over four years.
• Aldi localizes with U.S.-sourced goods and streamlined ranges as Lidl remains far smaller at around 190 U.S. stores, with analysts describing its turnaround as uncertain.