Meet the Albrechts, the highly secretive heirs to the Aldi fortune, who are worth $38.8 billion, own Trader Joe's and have kept a famously low profile for decades
Throughout the decades, Aldi became one of the most profitable retail chains, with over 5,000 stores across Europe and the US. In 1979, Theo boughtThe Albrecht family is historically secretive, and there is a lot left unknown about the family's personal lives. What is known, however, is their net worth: $38.8 billion.
Theodor and Karl Albrecht took their mother's thrifty corner store, still standing in Essen, Germany after World War II, and turned it into a low-cost supermarket chain that today spansAldi, short for Albrecht discount, has become such a stakeholder in Europe that other chains like it, including Walmart, have never been able to get a foothold. In 2017, CNBC estimated AldiLittle is known about the Albrechts. They don't speak to the press, or attend openings of their stores.
, the family does not own vacation homes, private jets, or yachts, but instead have chosen to live in seclusion, keeping just a couple thousand euros in their bank account.
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