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Aldi in Germany. The Aldi Nord group currently consists of 35 independent regional branches with around 2,500 stores. Aldi Süd is made up of 24 companies with 2,000 stores. The border between their territories is commonly known as the Aldi-Äquator (lit.
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]
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.
Name Stores Type of store Parent; Aldi Süd: 1880: Discounter: Siepmann Stiftung: Aldi Nord: 2298: Discounter: Jakobus-, Markus- und Lukas-Stiftung: Alnatura: 107 ...
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In November 2014, Delhaize Group signed an agreement to sell its Bottom Dollar food store locations in the U.S. to Aldi, Inc. The stores were closed on 12 January 2015, and the transaction was completed early 2015. [15] On 24 June 2015, Delhaize reached an agreement with Ahold to merge, forming a new parent company, Ahold Delhaize.
Berthold Albrecht (14 August 1954 in Essen – 21 November 2012 in Chur) was a German businessman and one of Germany's wealthiest men.He was co-owner (with his brother Theo Albrecht Jr.) of the Aldi Nord chain of discount supermarkets, which they inherited the company from their father, Theo Albrecht, upon his death in July 2010.
Two brothers, Karl and Theo Albrecht, started Aldi in Germany shortly after World War II, though they split the company into Aldi Süd and Nord in 1966. While there are thousands of Aldi stores ...