Grocery Chain Aldi Is Finally Coming to Colorado

Colorado is home to some upscale grocery stores as well as a few of the worst-rated supermarkets in the country — but it has never had an Aldi, the global discount grocery store chain that is popular in the Midwest and Southeast.

That will change in 2026, with the company announcing big expansion plans, including its first Colorado stores. According to a press release, Aldi has a five-year plan to enter the Colorado market and open fifty stores in the Denver and Colorado Springs areas within the first two years. It also plans to open three new distribution centers, including one in Aurora that is projected to debut in 2029. “These new Aldi distribution centers will bring hundreds of new jobs to each of the regions and positively impact the local economies,” the company says.

This year marks Aldi’s fiftieth anniversary, and it plans to debut a total of more than 180 new stores across 31 states in 2026, including Maine, Arizona and Nevada. By the end of this year, it predicts it will operate nearly 2,800 locations, with the goal of 3,200 stores by the end of 2028.

Aldi also plans to launch “a redesigned website and digital experience in early 2026 to make shopping online easier and more personalized for the U.S. customer,” it says, complete with home-delivery options.

The company has not yet announced the specific locations of any of its upcoming Colorado stores.

What makes Aldi different?

The chain is known for its simple, no-frills shopping experience and its focus on Aldi-exclusive products, which helps it keep prices low; Aldi is typically cheaper for everyday products than competitors like Trader Joe’s.

One big thing to know before you go: You’ll need to keep some quarters on hand if you plan to use a shopping cart. At Aldi, cart use requires a 25-cent deposit to unlock a cart, which you get back when you return the cart to the corral — a common practice in European countries that saves the store money by eliminating the need for staff to collect carts, while also preventing parking lots from becoming filled with stray carts blocking parking spaces.

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