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Karl Albrecht, German businessman, co-founded Aldi (born 1920)
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German entrepreneur (1920–2014)
Karl Hans Albrecht 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. In February 2014, he was ranked the 21st-richest person in the world by Hurun Report.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Two German multinational discount supermarket chains
Aldi, styled as ALDI, is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 12,000 stores in 18 countries. The chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when they took over their mother's store in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)