Aldi opens new stores in Mississippi and Texas

Aldi continued its rapid expansion into the U.S. market with new stores opening in Pascagoula, Miss., and Texarkana, Texas, both on April 25.

Both locations are open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and for the grand opening weekend, shoppers can enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a $500 Aldi gift card. 

Aldi announced in early March that it plans to open 800 new U.S. locations by the end of 2028. The German discount grocery chain claims 2,372 U.S. locations as of April 9, according to ScrapeHero.

The grocer also made headlines in mid-April with the announcement that it is testing checkout-free technology with Berkeley, Calif.-based tech firm Grabango.