Aldi Portugal, Spain and Poland, while Aldi Süd operates in Ireland, Great Britain, Hungary, Switzerland, Australia, China, Italy, Austria and Slovenia. Both Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd also operate in the United States with 1,600 stores as of 2017. The earliest roots of the company trace back to 1913, when the mother of Karl and Theo Albrecht opened a small store in a suburb of Essen. Their father was employed as a miner and later as a baker's assistant. Karl Albrecht was born in 1920, Theo Albrecht in 1922. Theo Albrecht completed an apprenticeship in his mother's store, while Karl Albrecht
Robinsons Supermarket Robinsons Supermarket Robinsons Supermarket is a supermarket chain in the Philippines, a division of Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. Robinsons Supermarket Corporation is one of the largest supermarket chains in the Philippines today. Its first branch, Robinsons Supermarket Cebu Fuente, opened in 1985. Today, it has 157 branches across the Philippines (and it is also the second largest supermarket chain in terms of number of stores). It has three formats which include Robinsons Selections, Robinsons Easymart & Robinsons Supermarket. Robinsons Supermarket belongs to the Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI) group along with Robinsons Department Store, Handyman Do It Best Center, Robinsons