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This. Aldi was founded in 1946, and many of its efficiency-oriented practices were later adopted by other supermarkets in Europe[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.o
by krn 7y ago
This. Aldi was founded in 1946, and many of its efficiency-oriented practices were later adopted by other supermarkets in Europe[1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi
- jacquesm 7y agoAlbert Heijn started the whole self-serving thing in 1952 (and was founded in 1887!). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Heijn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Heijn
- apexalpha 7y agoAnd in the chart in the article you can see that they (AHold) are really big in the US, too. Didn't know that.