Theo Albrecht supermarkets, with the motto "The best quality at the lowest price," and now known by its acronym, Aldi. Forbes has estimated Theo's fortune from the supermarket chain as approximately £11 billion. Theodor and Karl Albrecht split the Aldi Company they founded in 1960 after a dispute about whether to sell cigarettes. The supermarket divided into two legally separate operating units with two geographical locations. Theodor's Aldi Nord set to operate in the north of Germany and Karl's Aldi Süd, set to operate in Germany's south. The progression of Aldi under Karl and Theodor Albrecht stands as one of Germany’s greatest
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