PLANCHE 01 — HOOK · REF: LM-2026-002 HARD DISCOUNT INDEX
EU Hard Discount Pressure Intelligence

Aldi + Lidl opened 561 new stores
across the EU in 12 months.

Combined net store growth of 2.9% YoY. Fourteen EU markets tracked. Two banners. One relentless expansion playbook. The three highest-pressure markets are fully labeled below — eleven more are for members.

+2.9% COMBINED YOY STORE GROWTH
19,735 TOTAL STORES JAN 2026
14 EU MARKETS TRACKED
2 BANNERS (ALDI + LIDL)
LM-2026-002 Hard Discount Index · Jan 2025 → Jan 2026 delta
PLANCHE 02 — HIGH-PRESSURE MARKETS · REF: LM-2026-002
TOP 3 MARKETS — FULLY LABELED (FREE) 3 markets shown
Market Store Delta — Aldi / Lidl Combined +Δ Total Stores 2026
🇩🇪 GERMANY
+93
ALDI +45 LIDL +48
7,638
🇬🇧 UNITED KINGDOM
+100
ALDI +48 LIDL +52
2,070
🇫🇷 FRANCE
+70
ALDI +31 LIDL +39
2,642
PLANCHE 03 — REMAINING 11 MARKETS · REF: LM-2026-002
11 MORE MARKETS — MEMBERS ONLY 11 markets locked
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Full Aldi + Lidl store delta data for Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Austria, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, and Greece — plus analyst commentary on each market's competitive dynamics.
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PLANCHE 04 — METHODOLOGY + FOUNDING CTA · REF: LM-2026-002
METHODOLOGY NOTE — LM-2026-002 HARD DISCOUNT INDEX

Store counts are sourced from LM-2026-002 Hard Discount Index, compiled from company annual reports, local planning register filings, and press disclosures (Jan 2025 → Jan 2026). Aldi figures combine Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd where both operate in a market (Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark) and include Hofer-branded stores in Austria. Markets where a banner has no confirmed presence are marked 0. Net store delta excludes relocations and temporary closures. Where official figures are unavailable or unconfirmed, markets are marked data pending — we do not fabricate counts.

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