Unexpected turn: Biggest Aldi store will open in Budapest

Good news for all Aldi-goers: the German retail company’s biggest store in Hungary will open in a deserted mall in Budapest’s heart. Here is a visual of how it will look.

Housing complexes, one after the other

The new Aldi store will be on the Kondorosi Street in Budapest’s 11th district. The new owner planned to build a new housing complex there, but the local government banned that. That is when Aldi decided to create Hungary’s biggest store there.

The local government of Újbuda believed there were too many housing complexes in the area. The Kondorosi complex is near the future Aldi, while the Budai Walzer gated community is on the other side of Kondorosi Street. Therefore, the mayor and the representatives were convinced another housing complex would make the area too crowded.

The biggest Aldi store in Hungary

As a result, the local government issued a ban on changes in December.

The building is now a bit deserted because all the companies moved away, including a car wash, a Reál food store and a car parts store. Local representative Attila Erhardt shared a post this week that a new Aldi store will open there. Therefore, the local government erased the ban on changes on Thursday.

Attila Pákolicz, the CEO of Aldi’s Hungarian media company, confirmed the opening of the new store. He added it would be the biggest store in Hungary concerning the sales space. Furthermore, the building will allow other shops and stores to settle there like before.

The company added Aldi hoped they could open their new store this year in the 11th district.

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