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Are you aware Trader Joe and Aldi are sister companies and owned by two German brothers? In fact, the Trader Joe parent company is called Aldi[^1]! [^1]: not t
by pard68 8y ago
Are you aware Trader Joe and Aldi are sister companies and owned by two German brothers? In fact, the Trader Joe parent company is called Aldi[^1]!
[^1]: not the same Aldi though. There is an Aldi North and an Aldi South. Aldi North owns Trader Joe (American name only, globally Aldi North chains are also just Aldi). And Aldi South owns the Aldi stores in the USA.
- atombender 8y agoI know, but they're completely different stores in terms of design, inventory and pretty much everything else. I'd happily shop at Trader Joe's if there were one near me.
- pard68 8y agoOh agreed! Just meant not all German stores are so dour.