Aldi keeps quietly reshaping where the 772 buys groceries. The discount chain opened its new Vero Beach store on March 19, 2026, at 2950 9th St. SW — the latest piece of an expansion that's been filling the holes left by closed Winn-Dixie locations.
The opening played out the way Aldi openings usually do: a ribbon-cutting at 8:30 a.m., gift bags and golden tickets for the first 200 shoppers, and prizes worth up to $100. There was even a preview shopping day on March 18 for anyone who couldn't wait.
But Vero Beach is just one of three. Aldi has confirmed new stores in Micco and Sebastian are on track to open this spring, and both are conversions of former Winn-Dixie buildings rather than ground-up construction.
That matters for the north end of the county. Residents in Sebastian, Micco, and especially the Barefoot area — where plenty of folks run errands by golf cart — had been left without a nearby grocery store after the Winn-Dixies closed. These openings put one back within reach.
"We are happy to confirm our new stores in Micco and Sebastian are on track to open this spring," a regional Aldi VP said, with specific dates promised soon.
Zoom out and this is part of a national push. Aldi already runs more than 200 stores in Florida and is aiming for 2,500 nationwide by the end of 2027, with a lot of that growth coming from converting other chains' old buildings.
For the 772, the takeaway is simple: cheaper groceries are spreading north, and the spots that lost their Winn-Dixie are getting a replacement.