As for Aldi Nord (which runs the Aldi locations in countries such as Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain), it most importantly is the company we can thank for Trader Joe’s; Aldi Nord bought the grocer from the original, eponymous Trader Joe himself (Joe Coulombe) in 1979. Aldi Nord, which acquired Trader Joe’s for a toehold in the U.S., is found primarily in Europe. All told, Sud and Nord have more than 11,000 stores. Aldi benefited greatly from the collapse of the Soviet Union and the reunification of Germany in 1990. Today, Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud own 12,400 stores across 11 countries, and Aldi Nord also owns the US grocery chain Trader Joe’s after purchasing the company back in 1979. The company has become synonymous with affordable grocery shopping The company began its operation in the year 1913 under the management of two brothers Theo Albrecht and Karl. Additional, the organization experienced further development in the year 1960, where it was divided into two groups that are; the Aldi Nord in Essen and Aldi Sud in Mulheim (Johnson, pp.78-90). The Nord Aldi operates in the north Germany and the Sud Aldi operates in the south Germany. In 1967 the Sud Aldi expands its operations and started opening stores in Austria. In 1973 the Nord Aldi starts its expansion by opening stores in Netherland and other countries. Now Aldi has more than 10,000 Branches all over the world in almost 70 Seit 1961 ist ALDI in die Unternehmensgruppen Aldi Nord und Aldi Süd gegliedert. Aldi Süd wird von Karl Albrecht, Aldi Nord von Theo Albrecht geführt. Die Brüder Albrecht bauten den Konzern innerhalb kurzer Zeit in eines der erfolgreichsten Unternehmen Deutschlands aus. Aldi Süd ist in neun Ländern, mit über 124.000 Mitarbeitern vertreten. Aldi has come to the masses and the masses, it would seem, love it. Yes, discount grocer Aldi is set to open 120 new stores across the U.S. this year as the limited assortment retailer continues Launched in 2013, the ALDI Factory Advancement (AFA) Project delivers change in factories that produce our garments in Bangladesh. Its core principle is the promotion of dialogue and cooperation between workers and managers. To date, approximately 85,000 workers and their managers have experienced positive changes in their day-to-day working The Aldi supermarket stores in the US are operated by Aldi Sud, who also operate the UK stores. Where things take an interesting turn is that in 1979, Aldi Nord bought out the original owner of Trader Joe's in the US and began expanding like crazy, using a similar model to their Aldi Nord stores. ALD S.A. Entity featured on Fitch Ratings. Credit Ratings, Research and Analysis for the global capital markets. D4N2FxD.