Aldi intends adding 150 new U.S. stores in 2022 including an entry into Louisiana the company’s 38th state.  Gulf Coast stores will be supported by a 564,000 square foot regional headquarters and distribution center in Loxley, AL. The facility will be operational in the third quarter of 2022 supporting 100 new stores in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and the Florida panhandle.  Aldi expanded by opening 100 stores in each of 2020 and 2021.  The 2022 expansion will be part of a $5 billion investment strategy initiated in 2017.  There are currently 2,100 U.S. Aldi stores many offering omni-channel services including curbside grocery pick-up and Instacart home-delivery in many states