Karl Albrecht Karl Albrecht Karl Hans Albrecht (; 20 February 1920 – 16 July 2014) was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. He was for many years the richest person in Germany. In February 2014, he was ranked the 21st-richest person in the world by Hurun Report. Karl and Theo Albrecht were born and raised in a Catholic family in modest circumstances in Essen, Germany. Their father, Karl Sr, was employed as a miner and later as a baker's assistant. Their mother Anna, née Siepmann, had a small grocery store in the worker's quarter
Perekrestok (supermarket chain) new concept. In 2017, Perekrestok managed a total of 638 stores that generated revenue of RUB 186.9 bn. In 2008, the first premium class supermarket "Green Perekrestok" opened in Rostov-on-Don. In March 2009, the first "Green Perekrestok" was launched in Moscow. Some elements of the "Green Perekrestok" concept were later incorporated into a modernisation programme that spanned the entire Perekrestok chain. In July 2017, Perekrestok launched Smart Wi-Fi, a project to create a free Wi-Fi network in 250 Perekrestok supermarkets in Moscow. The initiative enables the company to show ads and send push notifications to customers immediately after they get