Karl Albrecht of , a suburb of Essen. Theo completed an apprenticeship in his mother's store, while Karl worked in a delicatessen shop. Karl served in the Wehrmacht during World War II and was wounded on the Eastern Front. After the war, the brothers jointly took over their mother's business and founded Albrecht KG. They separated that company in 1961 into Aldi Nord, covering the part of Germany north of the Ruhr under Theo Albrecht, and Aldi Süd under Karl. The first Aldi (short for Albrecht Discount) was opened in 1962. In 1994, Karl Albrecht removed himself from the daily operations of
Bingo (supermarket) Bingo (supermarket) Bingo ("full name: Bingo export-import Tuzla d.o.o.") is a Bosnian supermarket chain with headquarters in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bingo was established in 1993 by Bosnian businessman Senad Džambić with headquarters in Tuzla. In 2014, Bingo became the biggest domestic retail company in Bosnia and Herzegovina by acquiring companies Interex BiH and Tuš Trade BiH. Turnover in 2014 was higher than 500 million BAM. In 2015, Bingo had 175 stores open in Bosnia and Herzegovina and more than 5,500 employees. In 2017, Bingo became the largest supermarket chain in Bosnia and Herzegovina after split of Konzum and Mercator