Aldi: The latest figures, news and market research on Aldi

Turnover: 106 billion EUR (2020)

Country: Germany

Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd Nord are among the leading discounters on the German and international market.

The Aldi Group operates a total of 8,293 stores worldwide, including over 4,200 in Germany.

The Aldi Nord Group is represented in nine European countries with over 70 regional, decentralized stores: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain...
The Aldi Süd Group has 31 regional stores.
The merger of the two companies was completed in 2020

USA: Aldi's biggest market 20/08/2023

Aldi is becoming one of America's leading food retailers by acquiring the Winn-Dixie and Harveys chains, which have around 400 supermarkets.
Aldi will have over 2,400 stores by the end of the year.
Kroger has 3,000 supermarkets and Albertsons 2,300
Walmart, the largest retailer in the USA, controls almost a quarter of the market.
After the merger, Kroger and Albertsons should account for 18% of the US food market.
Aldi's sales in the USA in 2020 amounted to €16.9 billion, compared with €17.2 billion in Germany in 2021
Aldi has invested $2.5 billion in expansion in the southeastern USA since the 1990s
Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud have operated jointly in the USA since the Albrecht brothers split up in 1961.

Aldi's lightning offensive against Lidl 06/09/2021

Lidl invests 4 billion euros to renovate its stores
Aldi plans to buy Leader Price and invests heavily to double its market share in France
German hard discounter's market share has doubled in 4 years
Shelves to resemble those of supermarkets and hypermarkets

In France, the company acquired the 567 Leader Price stores from Casino for 735 million euros.

The new "Aniko" sales concept is intended to renew the portfolio and expand the range of organic and fresh products.