No-frills discount grocery chain Aldi is opening another location in South Florida Sept. 11, the latest in its massive Florida expansion this year.
The newest store in Aventura in Miami-Dade County at 20417 Biscayne Blvd. will debut with a ribbon-cutting ceremony planned for 8:45 a.m., gift bags and gift cards for the first 100 customers and the chance to win a sweepstakes through the weekend for a $500 Aldi gift card.
Another Aldi opened last week in Tampa and at least 17 more are planned for the coming months across the state. The company plans to open 800 stores nationwide by the end of 2028.
“At our new Aventura ALDI store, shoppers will find that every decision we make, from our product selection to store layout, is to provide our customers with the best products at the lowest possible prices of any national grocer,” said JR Perry, regional vice president for ALDI in an email. “As shoppers look for better ways to stretch their dollar, ALDI is providing Aventura with easier access to quality groceries at affordable prices.”
Aldi grand openings offer gift bags, gift cards and a chance to win $500
At the Aventura grand opening, the first 100 people will receive a gift bag of Aldi-exclusive products and a gift card for $10, $25 or $100 as part of the discount grocer’s Golden Ticket program.
Shoppers can register from Thursday through the weekend for a chance to win a $500 gift card, no purchase necessary. Registration in Aventura ends at 8 p.m. Sept. 14, 2025.
Aldi opening more Florida stores
Meanwhile, Aldi’s “coming soon” page list at least 17 more Florida locations in the works. At least 29 new Aldi locations have opened their doors in the Sunshine State this year.
Aldi plans to open 225 new stores in the United States in 2025, the most they’ve ever opened in a single year, and 800 by the end of 2028. Most of them are Winn-Dixie conversions started during the brief period when the company bought the parent company of Winn-Dixie and Harvey’s Supermarket but before they sold most of the stores back months later.
While a location in Jacksonville opened as planned on Aug. 28 and Tampa opened after two delays, other new locations previously announced to open in August have been postponed, the company said.
“At this time, we do not have confirmed Grand Opening dates for our Bushnell, Leesburg, New Port Richey, or Lehigh Acres stores,” Matt Thon, Haines City Division vice president said in an email.
“While we had hoped to welcome shoppers sooner, construction shifts have resulted in some unexpected delays. We’ll be sure to share updates as soon as new dates are finalized.
“We truly appreciate your patience and look forward to continuing to serve more Florida communities in the near future!” he said.
What Aldi stores are opening in 2025 in Florida?
There are at least 19 Aldi locations coming soon to Florida as of Sept. 3, according to Aldi’s grand opening page, many of them former Winn-Dixie sites:
Several more Winn-Dixie conversions are still ongoing, including locations in Sebastian and Vero Beach, scheduled for early 2026. A location in Orlando that was previously on the grand openings list has been removed.
Other grocery chains expanding in Florida
The Sunshine State is a popular one for grocery stores. The Florida-based Publix chain is opening three replacement stores, according to media relations manager Nicole Krauss.
Meanwhile Trader Joe’s, a more upscale grocery destination, has at least two more stores opening in Florida, although the dates have not been announced.
What is Aldi?
Aldi is an international chain of no-frills discount grocery stores with no coupons and few, if any, big-name brand products.
Unlike Winn-Dixie, Aldi does not offer a meat counter, a deli, a pharmacy, a bakery, or a liquor store. There are no elaborate displays, no overhead music, a much smaller selection with few duplicates of item brands, lots of house brands, and fewer open hours. The goal of all of these is to keep prices low, the company says.
You pay a quarter to get a shopping cart (you get it back when you return the cart), and you bag your own groceries with empty boxes from the store, bags you bought there or containers from home.
There is a double-your-money-back “Twice is Nice” guarantee on its store brand products, and the chain regularly offers “FINDS,” limited-time offers that change weekly or seasonally, and other discounted deals. The company does not offer a membership program.
The Aldi chain was founded by Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946 (Aldi is an abbreviated form of “Albrecht Diskont”). After the brothers got into an argument over whether the stores should sell cigarettes, in 1960 they split the company into Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd, which both operate stores internationally in different regions. U.S. stores are operated by Aldi Süd. Aldi Nord also owns Trader Joe’s.
Aldi acquired Southeastern Grocers Inc (SEG), the parent company of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets, and announced an ambitious five-year, $9 billion plan to add 800 stores nationwide through new stores and store conversions.
In less than a year, it turned around and sold most of them to a consortium of private investors led by SEG President Anthony Hucker, but kept the ones where conversion plans were underway.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: New Aldi opening in Florida Sept. 11 with chance to win $500 gift card. What to know
Reporting by C. A. Bridges, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Palm Beach Post
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