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Aldi (stylised as ALDI [6]) (German pronunciation: ⓘ) is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 12,000 stores in 18 countries. [7] [8] The chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when they took over their mother's store in Essen.
Theo and Karl Albrecht split the Aldi Company they founded in 1960 after a dispute about whether to sell cigarettes. [8] The supermarket divided into two legally separate operating units with two distinct geographical locations. Theo's Aldi Nord set to operate in the north of Germany, while Karl's Aldi Süd set to operate in Germany's south. [9]
The company was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in Essen, Germany, in July 1946, but it later split into separate entities — Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd — following a reported ...
They split the family business, with Karl Albrecht taking the stores in southern Germany along with the rights to the U.K., Australia and the U.S., branding this branch of the company Aldi Sud.
First Aldi store in Schonnebeck, Essen. Karl and Theo Albrecht were born and raised in a Catholic [3] family in modest circumstances in Essen, Germany.Their father, Karl Sr., worked as a miner and later as a baker's assistant, [4] while their mother Anna (née Siepmann) ran a small grocery store in the workers' quarter of Schonnebeck [], a suburb of Essen.
The 800 new Aldi stores combing by the end of 2028 will be a combination of new openings and store conversions, as USA TODAY previously reported. In August 2023, Aldi acquired about 400 Winn-Dixie ...
Aldi is adored by many for its discounted prices on groceries and household essentials. But the no-frills German supermarket chain only works for some consumers. Some drawbacks cause some longtime...
In August 2023, Aldi announced its intentions to acquire SEG's holdings under the Winn-Dixie and Harveys banners, with the sale being closed on March 7, 2024; Fresco y Más was spun off as a separate company under Fresco Retail Group LLC. [286] Sports Authority filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 2, 2016. The company's stores were sold to ...