GlenEllynite
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Given, as you point out, that: quote: In the USA, Aldi Nord CEO Theo Albrecht started a family trust that owns the Trader Joe's chain of specialty grocery stores, which is separate from both Aldi corporations. It is not Theo but his brother Karl Albrecht's Aldi South that conducts Aldi's operations in the USA.
(Wikipedia)
And that these are privately held, stating that one of the Aldi companies (Sud or Nord) does not own Trader Joe's is more of a technicality... |
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GlenEllynite
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"Aldi, a discount grocery chain based in Germany, bought Trader Joe's in 1979 and has run the company since." Forbes
I think the devil is in the details here. Aldi is indeed the parent company of TJ's. Denying this would be like saying that Volvo is not owned by Ford...or that Daimler didn't buy Chrysler at one time. The latter may explain the quality drop off of the once-proud German company.
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GlenEllynite
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quote: Originally posted by Clamato:
"Aldi, a discount grocery chain based in Germany, bought Trader Joe's in 1979 and has run the company since." Forbes
I think the devil is in the details here. Aldi is indeed the parent company of TJ's. Denying this would be like saying that Volvo is not owned by Ford...or that Daimler didn't buy Chrysler at one time. The latter may explain the quality drop off of the once-proud German company.
And they are on the same supply chain management.... And I'll vouch for the Volvo reference, and Saab. |
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GlenEllynite
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quote: he wasn't really an athlete or actor, or burnout or anything.
Sounds a lot like me!  |
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