Aldi To Open New Stores in South Phoenix, Queen Creek

PHOENIX, AZ — ALDI is set to open its first stores in Phoenix and Queen Creek next week.

ALDI is a national grocery store chain that says it is focused on, "offering shoppers the best products at the lowest possible prices."

The stores in Phoenix, at 5775 W. Baseline Road, and Queen Creek, 20229 S. Ellsworth Road, are both set to open their doors to customers at 8 a.m. Dec. 10. After that, regular store hours will be 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily.

“We are excited to open our first ALDI locations in Queen Creek and Phoenix," Tom Cindel, group director of operations and logistics for ALDI, said in a news release. "ALDI is dedicated to investing in Arizona and wants to continue to introduce area shoppers to the high-quality, fresh foods offered at low prices in every aisle of the store, every day. The ALDI business model is designed to provide exceptional products at unbeatable prices, and we look forward to serving Arizona customers for many years to come.”

The opening of the two new stores in the Phoenix metro area is part of ALDI's aggressive national expansion, with the intention of opening around 100 new stores across the country this year.

ALDI currently runs more than 2,100 stores in 37 states.

Some of the things that make ALDI different from a standard grocery store:

• ALDI is committed to low prices and has been named Value Leader among U.S. grocery stores, according to the Market Force Information U.S. Grocery Competitive Study.
• ALDI works with partners to curate a selection of more than 90 percent exclusive brands, that ALDI guarantees are as good as or better than national brands, according to the news release.
• ALDI guarantees quality with its Twice as Nice Guarantee.
• ALDI doesn’t hire employees to corral loose carts. Customers deposit a quarter to use a cart and customers get their quarter back when they return the cart. ALDI also asks shoppers to bring reusable bags and does not offer single-use plastic bags to customers.
• A typical ALDI store is approximately 12,000 square feet of retail space, meaning ALDI stores are smaller and easier to navigate that traditional grocery stores.