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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.
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.
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]
How Did Aldi Start? Aldi’s story began after WWII when Germany faced tremendous challenges in rebuilding shattered cities, sheltering millions without homes and providing food for its citizens.
Aldi actually publishes a couple weeks of circulars at a time, so you can preview next week's specials before coming back in. Wednesday seems to be the day big meat specials begin (promotions I ...
ALDI opened its first store on the Treasure Coast in 2015, and now operates seven stores in Martin and St. Lucie counties.
[4] [5] In 1979, the chain was sold to Aldi founder Theo Albrecht, [6] who owned it until his death in 2010; ownership passed to his heirs. [7] The company operates offices in both Monrovia, California, and Boston, Massachusetts but remains German-owned. [8] Trader Joe's has been accused of union busting in numerous cases.
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