Aldi becomes fastest-growing supermarket in US, transforming the grocery landscape with its unique offerings.
  • carrylex@lemmy.worldEnglish
    74·
    15 days ago

    Fun Fact: Around 30 years ago, Walmart tried to get into the German market and got completely obliterated.

    Then the German discounters counterattacked and the rest is history.

    Fun Fact2: This is just Aldi Süd(South). Aldi Nord(North) is also active in the US as Trader Joe.

    • downvote_hunter@midwest.socialEnglish
      17·
      14 days ago

      Add on fun fact: Aldi South and North are were owned separately by 2 brothers from Germany.

      Edit: updated to past tense. Thank you kind stranger below to note that the 2 brothers are no longer alive

      • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
        12·
        14 days ago

        were. They’re both dead by now. It’s now owned by their children.

      • [object Object]@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        13 days ago

        Listened to ‘No Such Thing as a Fish’ segment about them just recently. Original Aldi in general was founded on being frugal, but one of the brothers was so stingy that he didn’t want to sell cigarettes, considering that they would get stolen. They parted ways over that, which led to the two separate chains.