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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.
Theo and Karl Albrecht split the Aldi Company they founded in 1960 after a dispute about whether to sell cigarettes. The supermarket divided into two legally separate operating units with two distinct geographical locations.
Sep 10, 2019 · In 1960, Karl and Theo amicably split Aldi in half after a disagreement about whether to sell cigarettes — Theo wanted to sell them, but Karl thought they would attract shoplifters.
Dec 18, 2020 · Karl Hans Albrecht was born on February 20, 1920. Younger brother Theodor Paul Albrecht followed on March 28, 1922, and the two brothers from Essen, Germany would go from incredibly humble beginnings to the head of Aldi, a multi-billion-dollar empire.
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...
Theo Albrecht und sein älterer Bruder Karl (1920–2014) wuchsen im damaligen Essener Arbeiterviertel Schonnebeck auf. Sein Vater Karl Albrecht senior (1886–1943) war gelernter Bäcker und machte sich 1913 als Brothändler mit einem Laden in der Huesstraße 87 selbstständig.
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.
