Aboutus
We are...
- the Innovation Department of ALDI DX - ALDI SOUTH's IT unit.
- your access point to one of the largest retail companies worldwide.
Our task...
- identify innovative and disruptive solutions.
- collaborate with startups developing prototypes and minimum-viable products (MVPs),
- and, ideally, scale them throughout the ALDI SOUTH Group.
Our offer...
- access to more than 7,500 stores around the globe (Europe, America, Asia, Australia).
- the capacity to test your technology solutions quickly with real users under real-world conditions.
- a designated contact person and project manager from the very beginning (we are always at your side).
- the opportunity to scale your solution throughout ALDI SOUTH Group.

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OurProcess

1
Connect
- Initial contact via startup contact form
- Get-to-know meeting with ADX Innovation
- Start-Up Selection process

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Build, Measure, Learn
- Collaborative development of a prototype or MVP
- Pilot in a real-world scenario

3
Scale and Partner
- Launch and integration into the ALDI system landscape
- Extending the partnership

Area ofInterest
We are exploring all innovative and disruptive technologies, with a particular focus on Agentic AI, GenAI and machine learning, among others across the entire ALDI SOUTH value chain.
