{"id":74337,"date":"2026-08-18T09:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/74337\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T09:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:46:08","slug":"aldi-breaks-ground-on-new-charleston-area-grocery-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/74337\/","title":{"rendered":"Aldi breaks ground on new Charleston-area grocery store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aldi is expanding its footprint in the Charleston area as the discount grocer breaks ground on a new store in Moncks Corner.<\/p>\n<p>The German-owned discount grocer is building at 613 N. U.S. Highway 52, near the intersection of Highway 17A and Anglers Drive, across from Chick-fil-A and Walmart.<\/p>\n<p>Known for its no-frills shopping model, discount brands and its quarter cart-rental system, the Moncks Corner location will be Aldi&#8217;s second store in Berkeley County. The chain currently operates a store in Goose Creek off Saint James Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Plans filed with the town call for a 20,664-square-foot store on about 4.5 acres, with an additional 1,870 square feet reserved for a future expansion.<\/p>\n<p>The new shop comes as Moncks Corner continues to see growth and new development along the Highway 52 corridor.<\/p>\n<p>Aldi has not yet announced an opening date for the latest location, but Moncks Corner Mayor Thomas Hamilton Jr. shared a project update on social media Aug. 13, stating, \u201cThe Aldi store will start going vertical today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the only Aldi location in the works.<\/p>\n<p>The supermarket operator is expected to be the anchor tenant at a future retail development <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/business\/retail\/aldi-charleston-west-ashley-circle-bees-ferry\/article_4c896d2b-cfd8-453a-ac23-96049d566f59.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">along West Ashley Circle<\/a>, a representative for the property owner told Charleston\u2019s Design Review Board in April.<\/p>\n<p>In the fast lane<\/p>\n<p>Not only did Summerville get a new Chipotle Mexican Grill, but it also got the extra value of a drive-thru.<\/p>\n<p>The national fast-food chain opened its latest location at 1275 Nexton Parkway with its signature Chipotlane \u2014 a drive-thru lane that allows customers to conveniently pick up digital orders without leaving their cars.<\/p>\n<p>Also unique to Summerville, guests can try the limited-time item Chipotle Honey Chicken off the brand\u2019s new curated high-protein menu. Those who enroll in the Chipotle rewards program can also earn free monthly food drops, birthday rewards, and a free side of chips and guacamole with a purchase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aldi is expanding its footprint in the Charleston area as the discount grocer breaks ground on a new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74338,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21128],"tags":[21143,55127,33694,33697,55131,55125,33816,55130,55126,27998,55129,21144,55128],"class_list":["post-74337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-aldi","tag-aldi","tag-berkeley-county","tag-charleston-business","tag-charleston-grocery-stores","tag-charleston-markets","tag-charleston-retail","tag-charleston-sc-news","tag-hot-topic","tag-moncks-corner","tag-news-today","tag-spirit-halloween","tag-sud-nord","tag-summerville"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}