ALDI opens its first grocery stores in Southern California

Aldi opened its first stores in California on March 24, 2016, with 17 more stores to be opened by mid-year.
By the end of the year the company announced that a total of 45 ALDI stores will be opened in California.
ALDI has a strategic plan to open 650 new stores in the US over the next five years.

By the end of 2018 Aldi expects to operate nearly 2,000 stores nationwide, from 1,500 at the end of 2015. At the end of 2015 the retailer sales reached $11 billion.

The first ALDI stores in California are located in: Beaumont, Fontana, Lake Elsinore, La Quinta, Moreno Valley, Palm Springs, San Bernardino and Yucaipa.

Aldi will host three days of grand-opening events, with the first 100 shoppers at each store receiving a golden ticket redeemable for gift certificates in varying amounts. In addition, all shoppers will be eligible to enter an on-site sweepstakes for a chance to win produce for a year.