Theo Albrecht the United States. Aldi and Trader Joe's, while owned by the brothers, have separate and distinct ownership and operations. Theo Albrecht and his brother Karl revolutionized the German grocery market with a low-cost business model. They had developed the supermarket as an outgrowth of their mother's small grocery store, which she had opened in 1913, in Essen, after Theo’s father had developed emphysema as a miner. Theodor learned the grocery business from his mother, in order to escape the fate of his father in the mines. He and his brother Karl developed Albrecht Diskont, one of Europe’s largest chains of
Perekrestok (supermarket chain) to open a modern distribution centre in Paveltsevo, near the Sheremetyevo Airport. As at 31 December 2017, 12 out of 39 distribution centres of X5 Retail Group serve the large formats of Perekrestok and Karusel. Perekrestok (supermarket chain) Perekrestok () is Russia’s largest supermarket chain managed by X5 Retail Group. In July 2018, the chain opened its 700th store. The chain was founded in 1995, when the first supermarket opened in Moscow. In 2002, Perekrestok started expanding into other Russian regions. In 2006, Perekrestok and Pyaterochka merged, creating X5 Retail Group while keeping the Perekrestok brand unchanged. In 2014, the