Aldi Grocery Store Coming To Hoover

HOOVER, AL - The developers of the Stadium Trace shopping center currently under construction announced this week that some big names have signed on as tenants. The development will now include an Aldi Food Center and a UAB Health System medical office building.

A report by the Hoover Sun said Aldi plans to put a new prototype store for the company at Stadium Trace Village that will be designed to encourage more foot traffic and a better connection with the surrounding village.

Aldi has nearly 1,800 U.S. stores in 35 states, including 12 in Alabama, according to the company’s website. Ten of those are in the Birmingham area, including stores in Alabaster, Bessemer, Crestwood, Fultondale, Homewood, Hueytown, Huffman, Inverness, Pelham and Trussville. There also are Aldi stores in Oxford and Tuscaloosa.

The UAB Health System said it will build a 39,000-square-foot medical facility to house a variety of medical services, including primary care doctors, obstetrics, gynecology, oral surgery and other specialties.

Land clearing and site preparation for Stadium Trace Village started last year, and the first parts of the project are projected to open late this year. The development also is expected to include hotels, restaurants and specialty retail shops.

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