500th Spanish Aldi to open between Mijas & Fuengirola

Mijas and Fuengirola residents will soon have another access to Aldi’s low-price shopping as the German discount supermarket chain prepares to inaugurate its milestone 500th store in Spain right here on the Costa del Sol.

The new supermarket is planned to open its doors on March 4 in the Las Lagunas area, specifically at Avenida Carmen Sáenz de Tejada, near Decathlon and Leroy Merlin. Covering an area of approximately 1,200 square metres of sales floor space, the store will create 15 new jobs for local workers.

4th Aldi supermarket for Mijas

The opening marks a significant achievement for Aldi in its ongoing expansion across Spain. With this store, the chain reaches exactly 500 locations nationwide. Andalucia has become Aldi‘s strongest region, counting on more than 110 stores in total, including the 34 now operating in Malaga province following this addition. Over the entire spread of the municipality of Mijas, this store will be the fourth store, with others sited in La Cala de Mijas, Mijas Golf/Las Lagunas, and the Mijas Road between the Pueblo and Fuengirola.

The company has seen nothing but steady growth in recent years, particularly in the south. In 2025 alone, Aldi opened seven new stores in Andalucia, reopened another, and added three more in December in Palma del Río, Pozoblanco, and Dos Hermanas. The region now supports over 1,300 employees and partners with more than 80 local Andalusian suppliers.

Huge growth of German brand

Nationally, Aldi has grown its workforce by more than 42 per cent over the past five years, surpassing 8,000 employees across Spain and soon to be 9,000. The chain serves nearly 8 million customers and holds a 2 per cent market share, according to recent Worldpanel by Numerator data. Aldi attributes this success to its focus on a simple shopping experience with high-quality products at the lowest possible prices, with nine out of ten items being its own brand label, helping keep costs down and pass savings to shoppers.

Looking ahead, Aldi plans to maintain momentum with 40 new store openings planned across Spain in 2026.

Sorry, still no news on a big supermarket opening in the Pueblo de Mijas!