The chain, which originated in Europe in the 60s, was established in 1976 in Iowa. In fact, there are about 2000 stores located in the U.S. ALDI currently employs over 25,000 people. Its headquarters is located at 1200 N. Kirk Road in Batavia, Illinois. ALDI operates in the United States and around the globe. U.S. ALDI stores are mostly located in the Eastern and Midwestern regions as well as in East Texas, Oklahoma and California.

In the U.S., ads for sales and promotions are distributed online. The weekly flyers are published on Wednesday of each week and usually run for 6 days. Customers can also sign up for weekly emails for current discount information.

For more information and promotion alerts, download the ALDI app or check out ALDI online at www.aldi.us where you can sign up for weekly emails on discounts, sales, and of course, ALDI Finds.

ALDI Assortment of Goods

Aldi offers a wide variety of items. Some examples include:

Aldi Finds - seasonal items of many types
Baby products
Grocery Items
Household essentials
Personal Care Products

ALDI’s Brands

ALDI offers nine different quality brands. Their quality brands include:

Earth Grown - plant-based, vegan “meats, seafood, and poultry”
Little Journey - baby products
Specially Selected - gourmet foods and snacks
Pueblo Lindo - Hispanic foods
Elevation by Millville - nutritious bars and powders
Live GFree - gluten-free foods
Never Any - cage-free poultry and minimally processed pork with no additives
Simply Nature - organic pantry, frozen, and cooler items; snacks and sweets

ALDI is best known for their low prices and unique shopping experience. They focus on procuring quality brands at discount prices. Plus, you bag your own groceries, thus driving prices down further. Most stores are smaller than other grocery chains which can be attributed to the small number of brands exclusive to this establishment and its simple layout. Likewise, you’ll also find a few well-known national brands if they suit your preference instead.

In addition to grocery and household items, this establishment promotes ALDI Finds. This service involves various seasonal items from clothing to kitchen necessity to home décor at a low sales price. These items are featured in weekly ads emails, and flyers as well as the store’s website.

ALDI’s Corporate Responsibility

ALDI exemplifies its responsibility to local communities and the nation by giving back in many ways. These endeavors and programs include:

Educational programs like ALDI Smart Kids and collaboration with Action for Healthy Kids
Partnerships with Feeding America
Best practices for reducing environmental impact such as recycling, installing smart sub-meters to regulate store energy usage

Awards

This chain is also the proud winner of the 2018 Retailer of the Year; gained a high ranking on Facebook as having the 5^th most loyal fans according the LoudDoor; and carried the title of Number 1 Value Leader for eight years in a row in the Market Force Information U.S. Grocery Benchmark Study.