At the start of the year, the German group ALDI completed the extension of its logistics platform in Pinto, in the Madrid region: an additional 9,000 m², bringing the site to nearly 40,000 m². The goal is to secure supply for central Spain and support the pace of store openings.
The enlargement of Pinto increases the German retail giant’s storage and order-picking capacity while streamlining inbound and outbound flows. Beyond the extra floor space, the extension enables ALDI to deploy new operational and environmental standards (energy management, efficient lighting, dock optimisation) to reduce unit costs and delivery-time variability. With a platform of around 40,000 m², ALDI is equipping itself to absorb peaks in activity (seasonality, promotions, e-commerce) and improve service quality across an hinterland covering the Madrid region and several neighbouring communities.
In parallel, ALDI is stepping up a multi-site logistics strategy in Spain: opening/modernising regional warehouses, bringing inventory closer to consumption basins, and standardising processes and systems. This trajectory supports steady growth on the Iberian Peninsula, with the regular opening of new stores and densification of the existing network. For the German company, the logic is clear: reduce empty kilometres, safeguard freshness, smooth upstream costs, and secure on-shelf availability. The Pinto extension fits squarely into this strategy: establishing, at the centre of the peninsula, a responsive, interconnected and scalable hub to underpin the national network.
Why Madrid stands out as a major logistics hub in Europe?
For German companies pursuing international expansion, the Madrid region combines several structural advantages :
- Central location and a radial motorway network enabling competitive transit times to almost all of the Spanish market;
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport for express freight and international connectivity;
- Skilled workforce and an ecosystem of service providers (3PLs, packaging, cold chain, IT) that facilitate rapid operational ramp-up.
In practical terms, establishing or expanding in Madrid helps reduce total logistics costs, improve supply-chain resilience, and accelerate national or international product launches. ALDI’s investment in Pinto—as a German group—illustrates this equation: a central platform to serve the heart of Spain, pool flows (ambient, chilled, non-food) and lower the carbon footprint through consolidation and energy optimisation.