There’s good news for residents of Johannisthal: Starting Monday, November 2, they’ll be able to do their shopping on Winckelmannstraße again. The newly built Aldi Nord store will open there at 7 a.m., after the previous location closed at the end of 2025 and was subsequently replaced by a modern new building. Aldi Nord has since confirmed that the opening will take place as planned. But it’s not just in Johannisthal that things are changing in Berlin’s retail landscape: the long-established delicatessen Rogacki is also bringing a breath of fresh air with a new pop-up store.
The new store is located at 38–42 Winckelmannstraße, on the site of the previous location. To make way for it, Aldi had the old building completely demolished and replaced it with a new structure over the past few months. The former store had opened its doors for the last time on New Year’s Eve 2025. After about ten months of construction, customers can now shop again at the familiar address.
During construction, Aldi served its customers at a temporary store at Sterndamm 140. This interim location provided local shopping services in the neighborhood over the past few months while construction work progressed on Winckelmannstraße. With the reopening, the discount supermarket is now returning to its original location. This is likely to be a welcome change, especially for residents who regularly do their shopping on foot.
No specific details are available yet regarding the new store’s regular hours of operation, product assortment, or potential grand-opening promotions. It is also not yet known what new features the new building will offer compared to the previous store. Aldi Nord is publishing the latest information on its official website as well as directly on-site. What is certain, however, is that with the reopening, Johannisthal will regain an important shopping destination.
The reopening marks the end of a prolonged period of transition for local residents. The supermarket’s return to its original location is likely to be a relief, especially for people who do their daily shopping on foot. At the same time, the new building is part of the ongoing changes in local retail in southeast Berlin, where existing retail locations are increasingly being modernized and adapted to today’s needs.
