Aldi Nord
 
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| Private | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 23 June 1913 10 July 1946 (split in two parts in 1960, renamed to Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd in 1962) |
| Founders |
Karl Albrecht Theo Albrecht |
| Headquarters |
Essen, Germany (Aldi Nord) Mülheim, Germany (Aldi Süd) |
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Number of locations
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10,366 Aldi Nord, Aldi Süd, & Trader Joe's Stores |
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Area served
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Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States |
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Key people
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Lecia West |
| Products | Food; Beverage; Sanitary Articles; Household Goods |
| Revenue |
 €53 billion (2010) |
| Owner | Siepmann Foundation, (Aldi Süd) Markus Foundation, (Aldi Nord) |
| Subsidiaries | Trader Joe's (Aldi Nord) |
| Website | www |
Aldi (stylized as ALDI) is the common brand of two leading global discount supermarket chains with over 10,000 stores in 18 countries, and an estimated combined turnover of more than €50 billion. Based in Germany, the chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946 when they took over their mother's store in Essen, which had been in operation since 1913.
The business was split into two separate groups in 1960, that later became Aldi Nord, headquartered in Essen; and Aldi Süd, headquartered in nearby Mülheim. In 1962, they introduced the name Aldi (a syllabic abbreviation for Albrecht Diskont), which is pronounced [ˈaldiː]. In Germany Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd have been financially and legally separate since 1966, although both divisions' names may appear (as if they were a single enterprise) with certain store brands or when negotiating with contractor companies. The formal business name is Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Compagnie, oHG.
Aldi's German operations consist of Aldi Nord's 35 individual regional companies with about 2,500 stores in western, northern, and Eastern Germany, and Aldi Süd's 32 regional companies with 1,600 stores in western and southern Germany. Internationally, Aldi Nord operates in Denmark, France, the Benelux countries, the Iberian Peninsula, and Poland, while Aldi Süd operates in Ireland, United Kingdom, Hungary, Switzerland, Australia, Austria and Slovenia (Aldi Süd operates as Hofer within the latter two countries mentioned). Both Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd also operate in the United States; Aldi Nord is owner of the Trader Joe's chain, while Aldi Süd operates as "Aldi".
The earliest roots of the company trace back to 1913, when the mother of Karl and Theo Albrecht opened a small store in a suburb of Essen. Their father was employed as a miner and later as a baker's assistant. Karl Albrecht was born in 1920, Theo Albrecht in 1922. Theo Albrecht completed an apprenticeship in his mother's store, while Karl Albrecht worked in a delicatessen.
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