ALDI SOUTH Group

ALDI Süd — A Singular, Globally Unified Retail Trading Format Designed by Landini Associates

ALDI South Group — A Singular, Globally Unified Trading Format

Reinventing the Language of Discount

Landini Associates completes its long-term partnership with ALDI SOUTH Group, culminating in the creation of a singular, globally unified trading format, modularly adaptable for different store formats and building types across each of the brand’s five diverse territories: USA, Australia, Germany, Hofer, and the UK & Ireland.

ALDI Süd — A Singular, Globally Unified Trading Format — Guidelines Designed by Landini Associates

Trials commenced in September 2025 in Aventura Florida, with further experimentation continuing into 2026 in the USA.

Refinement will be undertaken by ALDI’s local teams across the remaining territories from the second quarter of 2026.

Following a successful 14-year partnership, beginning with Project Fresh — the complete reinvention of ALDI Australia’s trading format — and continuing through the creation of ALDI’s market entry format for China, and the invention of ALDI Corner Store — a smaller, local model for Australia, Landini Associates concludes its long-term relationship with ALDI SOUTH Group, culminating in the delivery of a singular global trading format, modularly adaptable for different store formats and building types across each of the brand’s five diverse territories.

The brief and design for ALDI SOUTH Group’s new global model were managed through the organisations International Real Estate Committee (IREC), under the leadership of ALDI USA and the day-to-day stewardship of ALDI Australia, with input from each of the five territories: USA, Australia, Germany, Hofer, and the UK & Ireland.

Trials commenced in September 2025 in Aventura Florida, with further experimentation continuing into 2026 in the USA.

Refinement will be undertaken by ALDI’s local teams across the remaining territories from the second quarter of 2026.

Client

ALDI SOUTH Group
Location

Global, US Trials
Size

USA, Australia, Germany, Hofer (Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia & Switzerland), the UK & Ireland
Category

Retail, Food, Supermarket
Scope

A Singular, Globally Unified Trading Format
Photography by

Andrew Meredith