Number of Aldi stores in the United States 2011-2024

Discount grocery chain Aldi had 1,140 stores in the United States in 2011. By February 2024, the number of Aldi stores in the country had grown to 2,356 locations, marking a clear growth in the brand’s rise to discount store prominence.

Discount store market

The discount market was once prominent in the United States, with dollar stores, and discount department stores dominating sales. European discount supermarkets like Lidl and especially Aldi have risen in popularity in the last decade, winning a share of the discount retailer market.

ALDI

Aldi is a German multinational owned discount supermarket founded in 1946, opening its first store in the United States in 1976. Globally, Aldi is one of the leading discount grocery retailers, and although it still has great competitors like Walmart and Dollar General, Aldi has risen to prominence in the past decade, with consistent sales growth and brand popularity.