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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]
Karl Hans Albrecht (German: [ˈalbʁɛçt]; 20 February 1920 – 16 July 2014) was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. He was the richest person in Germany for many years. In February 2014, he was ranked the 21st-richest person in the world by Hurun Report. [2]
Aldo shoes were founded in Canada in 1972 as a footwear concession within Le Château. The original group included stores in Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, and Winnipeg. Aldo Bensadoun known today as a global shoe giant built his empire starting in Montreal. After four generations, the Bensadoun family continues into the shoe industry. "Mr.
IGA was founded in the United States as the Independent Grocers Alliance in 1926. ... Woolworths and Aldi. There are 1,400 independently owned IGA stores throughout ...
Lidl (German pronunciation: LEE-dəl) is a German international discount retailer chain [3] that operates over 12,000 stores, present in every member state of the European Union, Serbia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. [4]
The company was founded by a partnership between Michael Marks, ... Marks & Spencer expanded into Canada in 1973, and at one point had 47 stores. ... such as Aldi and
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