Aldi Is Introducing a New Store Format—Here’s How It Will Affect the Way You Shop

As Aldi continues to expand across the U.S., intending to open more than 180 new locations across 31 states this year alone, it's also testing out a new store format.

In partnership with Australian brand and design consultancy Landini Associates, the German discount supermarket chain plans to refresh its physical retail presence, starting in U.S. markets.

Trials of the new format began in late 2025 in Aventura, Fla., according to Forbes, noting that the state is one of Aldi’s fastest-growing regions. According to Landini, further experimentation will continue throughout 2026 across the country.

While Aldi reps weren't able to provide more details on the project at this time, based on information posted to Landini Associates' website, the company will introduce an adaptable modular redesign. No word if the "aisle of shame" will remain, but the chain's focus on low prices and efficiency isn't going anywhere.

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The goal is to allow the grocery store chain to more easily fit into more real estate locations and configurations—from traditional suburban supermarkets to smaller urban footprints—in each of the territories where Aldi operates: the U.S., Australia, Germany, and the U.K. and Ireland. The company also operates under the Hofer brand in Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, and Switzerland.

Aldi currently operates more than 2,400 stores in the U.S., having just opened a new store in Portland, Maine. It's slated to open hundreds more new stores over the next several years, with a particular focus on the Southeast and Midwest.

The family-owned grocery chain is also celebrating its 50th anniversary in the U.S. this year with a limited-edition collection of branded merch that includes keychains, candles, tumblers, and sweatshirts.