ALDI sets sights on Gulf Coast as expansion continues

NICEVILLE, Fla. – More than 1,000 new ALDI stores have opened throughout America over the past decade, and customers nationwide have fallen in love with the company’s fast and affordable shopping experience.

A new ALDI store is opening soon in Niceville. ALDI opened a Navarre store on March 10. Two Pensacola stores are set to open this summer.

In keeping with its tradition of aggressive growth, ALDI plans to open approximately 150 new stores and remains on track to become the third-largest U.S. grocery retailer by store count by the end of this year, ALDI has announced.

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As ALDI expands in the Southeast, the company added Louisiana as its 38th state of operation when it welcomed shoppers to its Lafayette store on Feb. 10.

ALDI will have 20 additional stores open throughout the Gulf Coast region by year-end, ALDI said in a press announcement.

“There is nothing like watching shoppers discover ALDI for the first time,” said Jason Hart, CEO, ALDI U.S.

“There’s a moment of surprise when they realize just how much they can save by shopping with us. We can’t wait to share that experience with more customers as we add new stores across the Southeast.”

To support its growth in the area, ALDI will also open a new 564,000-square-foot regional distribution center in Loxley, Alabama later this year.

The facility will eventually support as many as 100 new stores throughout Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle.

ALDI is looking to hire approximately 300 store associates and 200 warehouse associates to support its growth in the area.

Interested candidates can visit careers.aldi.us for more information.

In addition to opening stores, ALDI will increase access to convenient online shopping options. The company will expand its Curbside Grocery Pickup offering from 1,200 to 1,500 stores by the end of the year to make shopping quick and easy for customers.

Whether in-store or online, the ALDI mission is to make shopping as convenient and affordable as possible, said Aldi.