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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.
As of 2023, this is a list of supermarket chains, past and present, which operate or have branches in more than one country, whether under the parent corporation's name or another name.
In 2021, the discount supermarket chain Aldi announced the opening of a new 7 million Euro store in Mountbellew. [7] [8] The local drapery shop Briggs Drapers is a very important amenity to the village. It is run by Peter Briggs, who has worked behind the counter at the shop for over 60 years.
In Ireland, the retail sector provides one of the largest sources of employment in the economy, representing over 12% of the workforce. [1] As of 2017, approximately 40,000 wholesale and retail businesses employed almost 280,000 people in Ireland, [2] [1] with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment reporting that 90% of these businesses were Irish-owned.
Matthew Campbell Barnes (born 7 May 1973) [1] is a British businessman, and the Chief Executive of Aldi UK & Ireland. [2] He joined Aldi in 1997 as a graduate. See also
Major discount grocery store retail chains in the U.S. include Aldi, Lidl, Save-A-Lot and Grocery Outlet. [4] Currently Aldi and Lidl are the largest discount retailers in the world operating more than 25,000 discount stores worldwide between them.
Dunnes Stores is an Irish multinational retail chain that primarily sells food, clothes and household wares. It was founded by Ben Dunne in 1944. In addition to its main customer base in Ireland, the chain also has operations in Spain. [5]