Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi Opens Its First Store on a Former Shopping Cora Site, in Anderlecht
Drève Olympique - Olympische dreef 15, Anderlecht, 1070, BelgiumAldi Nord
Starts 07/22/2026CONFIRMED 82% CONFIDENCE64 days agoAldi Belgium's release dated 22/07/2026: 'vandaag opent de eerste ALDI-winkel op één van de voormalige Shopping Cora^[2]-sites'.
Aldi Belgium opened a 1,200 m2 store at the former Shopping Cora centre on Drève Olympique in Anderlecht, the first of three Aldi stores in ex-Cora malls and a rare move by the discounter into Belgian shopping centres.
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Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi Nord Opens Its New Store No. 1 in Essen-Schonnebeck
Aldi, Saatbruchstraße 55, Schonnebeck, 45309 Essen, GermanyAldi Nord
Starts 12/10/2020CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE5.8 years agoThe release says Aldi Nord^[2] "eröffnet am 10. Dezember 2020" the direct successor of its historic store No. 1.
Aldi Nord moved its historic store No. 1 out of the Albrecht family's original shop on Huestraße into a new building on Saatbruchstraße, built to its updated store concept.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Aldi Pays EUR 350,000 Over Fake Discounts in Nine Seine-Saint-Denis Stores
Tribunal judiciaire de Bobigny, Rue Germaine Tailleferre, 93000 Bobigny, FranceAldi Nord
Starts 05/22/2026ESTIMATED 65% CONFIDENCE125 days agoThe DGCCRF notice is undated; the Internet Archive's^[3] first capture of it is from 22 May 2026, and econostrum^[1] reported it on 26 May, so the pin takes the latest date the notice was certainly public.
France's consumer-fraud inspectors found nine Aldi stores in Seine-Saint-Denis inflating reference prices and running "promotions" for an average of 288 days; Aldi's Dammartin buying centre accepted a EUR 350,000 settlement fine.
€350K
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Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
First Store Built to a Shared Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd Design Opens in Wolfsburg
Aldi, Alte Schulstraße 30, Wendschott, 38448 Wolfsburg, GermanyAldi Nord
Starts 11/27/2025 6:00AMCONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE301 days agoThe release says "Am 27.11.2025 um 7 Uhr öffnet ein neuer ALDI Markt in Wolfsburg" (07:00 CET).^[1]
Aldi Nord's rebuilt store in Wolfsburg-Wendschott, a timber-frame building with 1,300 square metres of sales floor, is the first in Germany built to a building specification Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd now share.
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Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi Opens Its 400th Store in Poland, in Tarnobrzeg
Aldi, Eugeniusza Kwiatkowskiego 14, Tarnobrzeg, 39-400, PolandAldi Nord
Starts 11/26/2025CONFIRMED 80% CONFIDENCE302 days agopropertynews.pl^[1]: '26 listopada sieć ALDI^[3] otworzyła 400. sklep w Polsce'.
Aldi Polska opened its 400th Polish store on 26 November 2025 in the new Rock Park retail centre in Tarnobrzeg, a 1,000 m2 shop in its new fresh-food layout, with more openings due before year-end.
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Architecture09/24/2026@BuildDesk
Aldi Nord Opens Its New Headquarters Campus in Essen-Kray
Aldi Nord Campus, Eckenbergstraße 16b, Kray, 45307 Essen, GermanyAldi Nord
Starts 03/09/2022CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE4.5 years agoThe release of 9 March 2022 says "Heute Vormittag wurde der neue ALDI Campus in Essen-Kray eröffnet".^[1]
Aldi Nord officially opened a 100,000-square-metre headquarters campus on Eckenbergstraße in Essen-Kray after almost three years of construction, with room for up to 2,000 staff.
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Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi France Completes Its Purchase of 545 Leader Price Stores
Rue Clément Ader, Dammartin-en-Goële, Seine-et-Marne, 77230, FranceAldi Nord
Starts 11/30/2020CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE5.8 years agoCasino's release 'Paris, le 30 novembre 2020': 'Le groupe Casino^[1][4] a finalisé la cession à ALDI France'; 648 million euros 'perçus ce jour'.
Aldi France closed its purchase of 545 Leader Price stores, 2 Casino supermarkets and 3 warehouses from Casino for EUR 717 million, the biggest expansion in its history, with the stores converted to Aldi through 2021.
€717M
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Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Aldi Belgium Tells Unions It Wants Every Store Open Sunday Mornings
Brussels, BelgiumAldi Nord
Starts 06/03/2026CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE113 days agoVRT^[1] NWS, published Wednesday 3 June 2026, says spokesman Jason Sevestre confirms the plan and that it was the first time Aldi had informed the unions of its concrete plans.
Aldi presented unions with a plan to open all its Belgian stores on Sundays from 8:30 to 13:00, staffed by volunteers paid a premium or given extra leave; unions said the hours break the Sunday closing law.
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Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi Opens Its 500th Store in Spain, in Mijas
Avenida Carmen Sáenz de Tejada, Mijas, Malaga, 29640, SpainAldi Nord
Starts 03/04/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE204 days agoAldi^[1] Spain's release: 'Mijas, 4 de marzo de 2026-. ALDI alcanza hoy las 500 tiendas en España.'
Aldi reached 500 stores in Spain with a 1,200 m2 supermarket in Mijas (Málaga), 24 years after entering the country - also the 5,555th store of the whole Aldi Nord group.
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Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Aldi Closes Its Best Distribution Centre and Office, Cutting 150 Jobs
Best, North Brabant, NetherlandsAldi Nord
Starts 06/02/2021CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE5.3 years agoRetailTrends^[1], published Thursday 3 June 2021, says the employees "zijn woensdag op de hoogte gebracht", which is Wednesday 2 June 2021.
Aldi Nederland told about 150 office staff, warehouse workers and drivers in Best that their distribution centre, judged not future-proof, would close at the end of 2021, with its stores moving to Culemborg, Roermond and Roosendaal.
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Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi Portugal Targets 200 Stores and a Santo Tirso Hub by 2030
Santo Tirso, Porto, PortugalAldi Nord
Starts 12/31/2030ESTIMATED 62% CONFIDENCEin 4.3 yearsDiário Imobiliário: 'pretende atingir 200 supermercados até 2030' and the Santo Tirso platform is 'prevista para 2030' - a year, so its last day, estimated.^[1]
Aldi Portugal plans to grow from 161 stores at the end of 2025 to 200 by 2030 and open a new northern logistics platform in Santo Tirso the same year, part of a EUR 500 million plan to reach 250 stores by 2035.
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Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Aldi Belgium Staff Walk Out Over Plans for Sunday Opening
Aldi NordBrussels, Belgium
Starts 04/23/2026CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE154 days agoLa DH, published 23 April 2026, says the announcement was made to staff "ce jeudi" and that two stores had already walked out; VRT^[4] the next day says "De staking is gisteren begonnen".
Staff shut dozens of Aldi stores across Belgium, about 60 by the next day, after managers told them the chain was exploring Sunday opening to keep up with Lidl and other rivals.
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Trigo's release of 18 July 2022: 'On Wednesday, 20 July, ALDI^[4] Netherlands will open the doors of ALDI Shop & Go'; Gondola^[2] later: 'Midden juli 2022 opende Aldi in Utrecht de deuren'.

Start: Jul 20, 202290% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Aldi Opens Its First Checkout-Free Store, Shop & Go, in Utrecht

Aldi Netherlands opened Aldi Shop & Go, a 370 m2 app-only store in central Utrecht where Trigo's ceiling cameras and shelf sensors let shoppers take goods and walk out, paying automatically - the Aldi Nord group's first checkout-free test store.

Aldi Netherlands opened Aldi Shop & Go in central Utrecht on Wednesday 20 July 2022, built with Israeli computer-vision firm Trigo^[1]
It was the Aldi Nord Group's first such store open to the public in the Netherlands and Trigo's largest store format to date^[1]
Aldi described the store as a test location; it later added Apple Pay and, in 2023, a terminal for ordinary bank cards^[3][4]
Aldi stopped the Utrecht test in autumn 2024 - the technology worked but the investment was large - and moved the trial to a full-range store in Eindhoven where paying at a till remains possible^[2][3]

Notable features

370 m2 app-only store: shoppers scan a QR code in the Aldi Shop & Go app to enter, bag goods as they go and are charged automatically on leaving^[1][5]
Around 475 ceiling cameras and 450 shelf scales track product movements; no facial recognition, eye scans, fingerprints or other biometrics^[4][5]
Payments and receipts are settled digitally through the linked payment card^[1]

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dutchnews.nl/businesswire/trigo-aldi-nord-open-netherlandss-first-ai-powered-frictionless-supermarket
dutchnews.nl· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Jul 20, 2022 ✓· 48% of score
Trigo's release of 18 July 2022: 'On Wednesday, 20 July, ALDI^[4] Netherlands will open the doors of ALDI Shop & Go'; Gondola^[2] later: 'Midden juli 2022 opende Aldi in Utrecht de deuren'.
[2]80%
Aldi stopt met kassaloze winkel in Utrecht
gondola.be· Added Sep 24, 2026· 48% of score
Opened mid-July 2022 with Trigo Vision, 370 m2 and 475 cameras; Aldi^[4] later ended the Utrecht test because of the investment and moved it to Eindhoven.
[3]75%
Kassaloze Aldi blijkt kansloos in Utrecht
levensmiddelenkrant.nl· Published Oct 16, 2024· 3% of score
October 2024: the experimental store is stopping; few customers carried credit cards, and Aldi^[4] continues the test in a larger Eindhoven store where a cashier remains optional.
[4]85%
Uitbreiding betaalmogelijkheden in kassaloze winkel ALDI Shop & Go
aldi.nl· Published Feb 28, 2023· 0% of score
Aldi Nederland: Shop & Go opened last summer in central Utrecht at Lange Viestraat 2B; no facial recognition or biometrics; Apple Pay added in February 2023.
[5]85%
Eerste app only Aldi opent in Utrecht
emerce.nl· Published Jul 19, 2022· 0% of score
Emerce on 19 July 2022: 'Morgen wordt de eerste kassaloze Aldi^[4] Shop&Go voor het grote publiek aan de Lange Viestraat in Utrecht in gebruik genomen'; first app-only Aldi on the European mainland, 475 cameras and 450 scales.

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Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi Opens Its First Store on a Former Shopping Cora Site, in Anderlecht
Drève Olympique - Olympische dreef 15, Anderlecht, 1070, BelgiumAldi Nord
Starts 07/22/2026CONFIRMED 82% CONFIDENCE64 days agoAldi Belgium's release dated 22/07/2026: 'vandaag opent de eerste ALDI-winkel op één van de voormalige Shopping Cora^[2]-sites'.
Aldi Belgium opened a 1,200 m2 store at the former Shopping Cora centre on Drève Olympique in Anderlecht, the first of three Aldi stores in ex-Cora malls and a rare move by the discounter into Belgian shopping centres.
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Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi Nord Opens Its New Store No. 1 in Essen-Schonnebeck
Aldi, Saatbruchstraße 55, Schonnebeck, 45309 Essen, GermanyAldi Nord
Starts 12/10/2020CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE5.8 years agoThe release says Aldi Nord^[2] "eröffnet am 10. Dezember 2020" the direct successor of its historic store No. 1.
Aldi Nord moved its historic store No. 1 out of the Albrecht family's original shop on Huestraße into a new building on Saatbruchstraße, built to its updated store concept.
0.74
Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Aldi Pays EUR 350,000 Over Fake Discounts in Nine Seine-Saint-Denis Stores
Tribunal judiciaire de Bobigny, Rue Germaine Tailleferre, 93000 Bobigny, FranceAldi Nord
Starts 05/22/2026ESTIMATED 65% CONFIDENCE125 days agoThe DGCCRF notice is undated; the Internet Archive's^[3] first capture of it is from 22 May 2026, and econostrum^[1] reported it on 26 May, so the pin takes the latest date the notice was certainly public.
France's consumer-fraud inspectors found nine Aldi stores in Seine-Saint-Denis inflating reference prices and running "promotions" for an average of 288 days; Aldi's Dammartin buying centre accepted a EUR 350,000 settlement fine.
€350K
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Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
First Store Built to a Shared Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd Design Opens in Wolfsburg
Aldi, Alte Schulstraße 30, Wendschott, 38448 Wolfsburg, GermanyAldi Nord
Starts 11/27/2025 6:00AMCONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE301 days agoThe release says "Am 27.11.2025 um 7 Uhr öffnet ein neuer ALDI Markt in Wolfsburg" (07:00 CET).^[1]
Aldi Nord's rebuilt store in Wolfsburg-Wendschott, a timber-frame building with 1,300 square metres of sales floor, is the first in Germany built to a building specification Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd now share.
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Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi Opens Its 400th Store in Poland, in Tarnobrzeg
Aldi, Eugeniusza Kwiatkowskiego 14, Tarnobrzeg, 39-400, PolandAldi Nord
Starts 11/26/2025CONFIRMED 80% CONFIDENCE302 days agopropertynews.pl^[1]: '26 listopada sieć ALDI^[3] otworzyła 400. sklep w Polsce'.
Aldi Polska opened its 400th Polish store on 26 November 2025 in the new Rock Park retail centre in Tarnobrzeg, a 1,000 m2 shop in its new fresh-food layout, with more openings due before year-end.
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Architecture09/24/2026@BuildDesk
Aldi Nord Opens Its New Headquarters Campus in Essen-Kray
Aldi Nord Campus, Eckenbergstraße 16b, Kray, 45307 Essen, GermanyAldi Nord
Starts 03/09/2022CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE4.5 years agoThe release of 9 March 2022 says "Heute Vormittag wurde der neue ALDI Campus in Essen-Kray eröffnet".^[1]
Aldi Nord officially opened a 100,000-square-metre headquarters campus on Eckenbergstraße in Essen-Kray after almost three years of construction, with room for up to 2,000 staff.
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Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi France Completes Its Purchase of 545 Leader Price Stores
Rue Clément Ader, Dammartin-en-Goële, Seine-et-Marne, 77230, FranceAldi Nord
Starts 11/30/2020CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE5.8 years agoCasino's release 'Paris, le 30 novembre 2020': 'Le groupe Casino^[1][4] a finalisé la cession à ALDI France'; 648 million euros 'perçus ce jour'.
Aldi France closed its purchase of 545 Leader Price stores, 2 Casino supermarkets and 3 warehouses from Casino for EUR 717 million, the biggest expansion in its history, with the stores converted to Aldi through 2021.
€717M
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Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Aldi Belgium Tells Unions It Wants Every Store Open Sunday Mornings
Brussels, BelgiumAldi Nord
Starts 06/03/2026CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE113 days agoVRT^[1] NWS, published Wednesday 3 June 2026, says spokesman Jason Sevestre confirms the plan and that it was the first time Aldi had informed the unions of its concrete plans.
Aldi presented unions with a plan to open all its Belgian stores on Sundays from 8:30 to 13:00, staffed by volunteers paid a premium or given extra leave; unions said the hours break the Sunday closing law.
0.65
Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi Opens Its 500th Store in Spain, in Mijas
Avenida Carmen Sáenz de Tejada, Mijas, Malaga, 29640, SpainAldi Nord
Starts 03/04/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE204 days agoAldi^[1] Spain's release: 'Mijas, 4 de marzo de 2026-. ALDI alcanza hoy las 500 tiendas en España.'
Aldi reached 500 stores in Spain with a 1,200 m2 supermarket in Mijas (Málaga), 24 years after entering the country - also the 5,555th store of the whole Aldi Nord group.
0.64
Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Aldi Closes Its Best Distribution Centre and Office, Cutting 150 Jobs
Best, North Brabant, NetherlandsAldi Nord
Starts 06/02/2021CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE5.3 years agoRetailTrends^[1], published Thursday 3 June 2021, says the employees "zijn woensdag op de hoogte gebracht", which is Wednesday 2 June 2021.
Aldi Nederland told about 150 office staff, warehouse workers and drivers in Best that their distribution centre, judged not future-proof, would close at the end of 2021, with its stores moving to Culemborg, Roermond and Roosendaal.
0.64
Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi Portugal Targets 200 Stores and a Santo Tirso Hub by 2030
Santo Tirso, Porto, PortugalAldi Nord
Starts 12/31/2030ESTIMATED 62% CONFIDENCEin 4.3 yearsDiário Imobiliário: 'pretende atingir 200 supermercados até 2030' and the Santo Tirso platform is 'prevista para 2030' - a year, so its last day, estimated.^[1]
Aldi Portugal plans to grow from 161 stores at the end of 2025 to 200 by 2030 and open a new northern logistics platform in Santo Tirso the same year, part of a EUR 500 million plan to reach 250 stores by 2035.
0.64
Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Aldi Belgium Staff Walk Out Over Plans for Sunday Opening
Aldi NordBrussels, Belgium
Starts 04/23/2026CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE154 days agoLa DH, published 23 April 2026, says the announcement was made to staff "ce jeudi" and that two stores had already walked out; VRT^[4] the next day says "De staking is gisteren begonnen".
Staff shut dozens of Aldi stores across Belgium, about 60 by the next day, after managers told them the chain was exploring Sunday opening to keep up with Lidl and other rivals.
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