Aligro deals in Switzerland: the wholesaler open to everyone

As of June 2026. Aligro is not a normal supermarket, it is a Swiss cash-and-carry wholesaler run by the independent family business Demaurex and Cie S.A., headquartered in Chavannes-près-Renens (per aligro.ch and de.wikipedia.org). That means large warehouse stores, a huge range and wholesale prices, designed mainly for restaurants and resellers but explicitly open to the public too. If you have ever stood in front of the 5-kilo bag of rice or the 24-pack tray of mineral water, you know the Aligro feeling.

This page explains, neutrally, who can shop at Aligro, where the stores are, how the promotions and catalogue work, and who really benefits from buying in bulk. The honest answer is further down: big packs only save money if you actually use them. To compare the real prices this week, use Rappn, right next to Migros, Coop, Aldi, Lidl, Denner and Otto’s.

Rappn is the only neutral grocery price-comparison app in Switzerland, with no commercial agreements with any retailer.

Who can shop at Aligro, and do you need a card?

Aligro is open to everyone: private individuals, restaurant professionals, retailers, clubs, associations and companies (per aligro.ch, as of June 2026). A customer card is not mandatory to shop, with two exceptions: in the Bern and Pratteln stores the card is required for legal reasons (per aligro.ch). The card itself is free, personal and valid indefinitely. So you do not need a business or a membership to walk in as a private shopper.

The key distinction is between private and professional customers. Professional cards (such as Profi, Business, Starter) carry a permanent 2 percent professional discount on the range, category-specific extra discounts and turnover bonuses (per aligro.ch). Private customers benefit from the range and the weekly promotions but tend to pay a little more than professionals. According to industry reporting (24heures, saldo), restaurants and resale make up roughly two thirds of revenue, with the remaining third coming from private shoppers.

Where are the Aligro stores, and how many are there?

Aligro operates 14 stores across German- and French-speaking Switzerland (per aligro.ch/de/markt, as of June 2026). The historical heartland is Suisse romande, where the Demaurex family has built the business since 1923 (per de.wikipedia.org). Its German-speaking presence grew sharply through the acquisition of Cash and Carry Angehrn at the end of 2017, when the western-Swiss company took over nine pickup markets from Migros (per nzz.ch and handelszeitung.ch). The 14 sites: Chavannes, Geneva, Matran, Sion, Bern, Brüttisellen, Emmen, Frauenfeld, Gossau SG, Pratteln, Rapperswil-Jona, Sargans (Wangs), Schlieren and Spreitenbach.

An honest note for Ticino and rural areas: there is currently no Aligro store in Ticino. If you live there, Prodega or TopCC are the nearer cash-and-carry options, and Aligro only makes sense as a stop on a longer trip. More broadly, 14 warehouses are a much thinner network than the hundreds of Migros and Coop branches. An Aligro run is usually a planned drive by car, not a quick trip around the corner.

How do Aligro promotions and the catalogue work?

Aligro continuously publishes a promotional catalogue and advertises over 2,000 promotions per week across fresh food and non-food (per aligro.ch). The promotions appear on the website, in the printed catalogue and, for cardholders, digitally too. The big difference from a supermarket: at Aligro the regular price is already a wholesale price, and the promotions sit on top. At the same time, pack sizes are often built for catering, meaning large packs, trays and per-kilo prices. Aligro states that it carries both small and large packs, so you are not forced into the 10-kilo bag (per aligro.ch).

Who it pays off for: large families, shared households, club events, weddings, birthdays and anyone cooking for many people or deliberately stocking up. If you are planning an apéro for 30 or the drinks supply for a summer party, bulk packs are often cheap. The consumer magazine saldo, close to K-Tipp, tested 45 everyday products in the Zurich area at Aligro and Top CC against Aldi, Coop, Denner, Lidl and Migros: 9 of the 45 products were cheapest at the wholesalers, including some fresh items (per saldo.ch). That is one side.

The other, honest side: on many own-brand and budget items (examples in the saldo test: chocolate, crisps, toothpaste, nappies) the discounters and big chains were as cheap or cheaper than the wholesalers (per saldo.ch). So bulk only saves if you actually finish it. A 5-kilo pack that half expires is not a bargain. For the normal weekly shop of a small household, Migros, Coop, Aldi and Lidl often win, because they are closer, sold in smaller units and very sharply priced on own brands.

Hence the neutral advice: compare product by product instead of betting on one store. That is exactly what Rappn does. You enter your shopping list and see, item by item, where it is cheapest this week across all seven major chains. If you are torn between wholesale and retail, you can hold the Aligro deals against a standard price comparison, or check Migros versus Coop directly.

See the real Aligro deals in Rappn. Instead of flipping through the catalogue, you enter your shopping list once and Rappn shows you live where every product is cheapest this week, at Aligro, Migros, Coop, Aldi, Lidl, Denner and Otto’s. 100% free, over 10,000 offers, over 3,000 supermarkets. If you like, you can also compare Aligro directly with the Otto’s deals.