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What would it take to add the ALDIs in Europe to this map ?

• ayocado 3y ago
  Data :) Not easy to get it at scale without APIs
  • Kon-Peki 3y ago
    Well, the Aldi online shopping site [1] is using an API [2], but it is probably not intended to be used publicly. You could try exploring it to see if you can query prices directly. [1] https://www.aldi.us/online-shopping/new-aldi-grocery-website/ https://www.aldi.us/online-shopping/new-aldi-grocery-website... [2] https://api.commerce.aldi.us/ https://api.commerce.aldi.us/
• Lio 3y ago
  That's an interesting question because there are actually two legally separate Aldi companies, Aldi Sud and Aldi Nord. They divide Europe up by country so you'd have to get them to cooperate on that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi#Geographic_distribution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi#Geographic_distribution
  • s_dev 3y ago
    Which Aldi is North America?
    • v7n 3y ago
      Both, in a way: Aldi South is known as just Aldi in the US, while Aldi North owns Trader Joe's.
      • brnt 3y ago
        Ah, so that's why I can sometimes buy Trader Joe items in Dutch Aldi (Nord).
• georgesimon 3y ago
  I believe there is already a framework for this, for all supermarkets, and it is being used in several countries with significant political impact. https://www.wired.com/story/heisse-preise-food-prices/ https://www.wired.com/story/heisse-preise-food-prices/