Karl Albrecht Aldi Süd and took the position of chairman of the board until 2002. At the beginning of 2002, he also relinquished this position, thereby completely ceding control of the firm. Today, the business is no longer run by any of Karl Albrecht's family members. Karl Albrecht was a very reclusive man who had not taken part in public life for several years prior to his death. As a result, little is known about him. "Forbes" magazine reported that he had two children, neither of whom was employed by Aldi. He reportedly lived in Essen, as did his brother Theo until
Loeb (supermarket) conventional food stores under the Metro banner. Over a period of 15 months, all Loeb stores were converted to the Metro name. It is unrelated to the Swiss department store chain with the same name. Since acquisition of A&P Canada by parent company: Loeb (supermarket) Loeb was originally a supermarket chain in Eastern Ontario, Canada and eventually spanned across the country. It was once Ottawa's second-largest supermarket chain behind Loblaws. Each of the stores averaged in size. Loeb was acquired by the Quebec-based supermarket chain Metro in 1999 and converted to the Metro brand in 2008/2009. Loeb began in 1912