Sarah Schmalbruch/INSIDER Aldi started off as a smallfoodstore in Germany in the early 1900s. By the 1960s, the founder's sons had taken over the business, and there were over 200 locations in Germany. The chain's name was shortened from Albrecht Discount — the founder's name was Anna Albrecht — to Aldi. The store's first US location opened in 1976 in southeastern Iowa, but the chain is currently enjoying an upswing in popularity stateside. Today, Aldi has about 1,700storesin the US, andplan...
Super cheap German grocery chain Aldi is taking America by storm -- here's why people are obsessed
Business Insider - 2 Oct 2017 04:00
Sarah Schmalbruch/INSIDER Aldi started off as a smallfoodstore in Germany in the early 1900s. By the 1960s, the founder's sons had taken over the business, and there were over 200 locations in Germany. The chain's name was shortened from Albrecht Discount — the founder's name was Anna Albrecht — to Aldi. The store's first US location opened in 1976 in southeastern Iowa, but the chain is currently enjoying an upswing in popularity stateside. Today, Aldi has about 1,700storesin the US, andplan...
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