WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 02: An Aldi grocery store is pictures on May 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. The discount grocery chain more plans to add over 225 new stores in the U.S. in 2025 as part of a five-year growth plan to add 800 stores by the end of 2028. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption In the summer of 2020, I lived briefly in Ithaca, New York. It's the only time I've lived near Aldi, the grocery store known for low prices.