Aldi set to open Pottstown location

New supermarket opening Thursday part of chain’s $3.4B expansion

POTTSTOWN » A new Aldi grocery store will open in Pottstown later this week — bringing new life to a former grocery space that has been vacant for nearly five years.

Aldi will open Thursday morning at the Pottstown Center Shopping Center, 223 Shoemaker Road. The store is the first in Pottstown, but the third in the Pottstown area.

“We’re committed to providing Pottstown residents with a simply smarter shopping experience,” Bob Grammer, Center Valley Division vice president for Aldi said in a press release. “When it comes to groceries, we listen to what our customers are looking for and deliver exactly what they need, at prices they love.”

The Pottstown store is among 750 new Aldi locations the company plans to open by 2022 — as part of a $3.4 billion investment. The supermarket chain currently operates 1,750 stores, and plans to expand that number to 2,500 stores nationwide by the end of 2022.

Each Aldi averages about 12,000 square feet of space. Grammer said the store layout is simple, “with only four or five

aisles, making it much easier to navigate than a big box store.”

The Pottstown Aldi store features open ceilings, natural lighting and environmentally friendly building materials. The store will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

Thursday’s grand opening and ribbon cutting at the Pottstown location begins at 8:45 a.m. The first 100 customers will receive gift cards and shoppers can enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a year’s supply of Aldi produce.

Another new Aldi, located at 5 Matthews Road in Malvern, is scheduled to open in the fall. Over the past several weeks, hiring events have been held to find staff for the Pottstown, Malvern and several other tri-county area Aldi stores that are already in operation.

In addition to the physical expansion, the company plans to add 25,000 new jobs in stores, warehouses and offices nationwide by 2022.

For more information about ALDI, visit aldi.us.

DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA FILE PHOTO Aldi will open in Pottstown on Thursday morning at the Pottstown Center Shopping Center — one of 750 new stores slated to open by the end of 2022.

DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA FILE PHOTO Aldi opens in Pottstown on Thursday morning at the Pottstown Center Shopping Center. Aldi stores have a similar layout — designed for ease of shopping. This photo shows the produce department at the Aldi in Lower Pottsgrove.

DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA FILE PHOTO This photo shows the meat department at the Aldi in Lower Pottsgrove.