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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.
Theodor Paul Albrecht (German: [ˈalbʁɛçt]; 28 March 1922 – 24 July 2010) was a German entrepreneur. He established the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Karl Albrecht. In 2010, Theo was ranked by Forbes as the 31st richest person in the world, with a net worth of $16.7 billion.
Sep 10, 2019 · Theo and Karl Albrecht took their mother's thrifty corner store, still standing in Essen, Germany, after World War II, and turned it into a low-cost supermarket chain that...
Jul 29, 2010 · After being released from Allied prisoner-of-war camps following World War II, Theo and Karl Albrecht took over their parents’ small grocery in the bombed-out city of Essen and, out of...
Mar 9, 2024 · Aldi's origins date back to 1913, when Karl Albrecht Sr., a former coal miner, started trading in baked goods. The next year, his wife, Anna Albrecht, set up a small store in Essen, western...
Jul 21, 2014 · Karl Albrecht, who with his brother Theo returned from Allied prisoner-of-war camps after World War II to find their mother’s corner shop still standing in bombed-out Essen, Germany, then...
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May 14, 2019 · German brothers Theo and Karl Albrecht turned their family's local grocery store into a global chain with over 10,000 stores and billions in revenue — that bought Trader Joe's.