Aldi opening stores Nov. 5 in Goodyear and Chandler

Discount grocer Aldi will open two new metro Phoenix stores Nov. 5 after years of planning to expand into Arizona, the company announced Monday.

The company this summer confirmed it would open four Valley locations by the end of the year. The two opening Nov. 5 are:

● Chandler. 2844 S. Alma School

Road.

● Goodyear. 845 N. Estrella Pkwy. Both stores will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will offer grocery delivery and curbside pickup.

“We’re thrilled to continue expanding in the Southwest, and we take great pride in reaching this milestone as we open our first Arizona stores,” Tom Cindel, Aldi group director of operations and logistics, said in a written statement.

Two other locations, at 24665 N. Lake Pleasant Parkway in Peoria and at 1801 Pecos Road in Gilbert, are planned to open by the end of the year.

Jobs for Valley locations are posted online at https://careers.aldi.us/ PHOENIX.

Arizonans for years called for Aldi online

Arizonans first heard of the possibility of Aldi coming to metro Phoenix

in 2018, when Aldi locations started coming up for Planning and Zoning Commission votes in Valley cities.

Since then, Facebook groups with hundreds of thousands of members have called on the discount grocery chain to open stores in their Phoenix suburb.

Aldi stores are typically smaller than most supermarkets. The chain already is popular in the Midwest and eastern U.S. — a frequent topic of conversation in Valley-based Facebook groups made up of Midwestern transplants.

Here’s how many Aldi locations are planned in the Valley

Aldi has submitted plans to Valley cities for 11 other stores, in addition to the four opening this year. Here’s where they stand:

● Phoenix. Planned for 59th Avenue and Baseline Road.

● Phoenix. Planned for 14th Street and Bell Road.

● Goodyear. Planned for Cotton Lane and Indian School Road as a distribution center and regional office.

● Buckeye. Planned near Interstate 10 at the intersection of Yuma and Watson roads.

● Tempe. 1715 E. Southern Ave. Was planned as a grocery store, but permits to remodel the existing structure have expired.

● Tempe. 1717 E. Southern Ave. Was planned as a training facility. Its permits have expired.

● Mesa. 2751 S. Signal Butte Road.

● Gilbert. 1225 N. Arizona Ave.

● Gilbert. Val Vista Drive and Pecos Road.

● Chandler. Queen Creek and Gilbert roads. This site was planned as part of the Rockefeller Chandler Crossroads development.

● Glendale. 59th Avenue and Bell Road. Planned as a grocery store.