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Germany (And The World) Divided By Aldi

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 8 Comments

Germany Divided By Aldi

Map created by Kyro via Wikimedia

While the Berlin Wall may have fallen nearly 30 years ago, Germany remains a nation divided. But instead of East vs West, the division is between North and South, specifically Aldi Nord vs Aldi Süd.

And in case you were wondering, this is not some sort of regional division. The two companies are legally separate entities that both use the Aldi name.

In Germany, Aldi Nord (HQ: Essen) has slightly more stores at 2,298 in western, northern, and Eastern Germany compared to Aldi Süd’s (HQ: Mülheim) 1,880 stores in western and southern Germany.

The border between their territories in Germany is commonly known as the “Aldi-Äquator” (Aldi equator). East Germany, is almost entirely severed by Aldi Nord, except for one Aldi Süd store in Sonneberg, Thuringia.

And perhaps even more interesting is that this division carries on to the rest of the world as the map below shows:

The world divided by Aldi

Map created by LnG91 via Wikimedia

Globally the situation of the two companies is revered compared to the situaiton in Germany, with Aldi Süd operating more stores (5,760) than Aldi Nord (4,795).

Aldi Nord has stores in:

  • France: 891
  • The Netherlands: 491
  • United States (As Trader Joe’s): 474
  • Belgium: 457
  • Spain: 264
  • Denmark: 222
  • Poland: 124
  • Portugal: 48
  • Luxembourg: 12

Aldi Süd has stores in:

  • United States (trading under the Aldi name): 1,750
  • United Kingdom: 762
  • Australia: 502
  • Austria (Hofer): 480
  • Switzerland: 190
  • Hungary: 130
  • Ireland: 130
  • Slovenia: 80
  • Italy: 29

Collectively the two companies have 10,555 stores (between all their various brands), employ more than 160,000 people worldwide and have collective revenues of €50 billion annually.

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Comments

  1. Anton Sherwood says

    July 26, 2018 at 7:47 am

    But Aldi Nord owns Trader Joe’s.

    Reply
  2. MJ says

    September 7, 2018 at 10:39 am

    “Untied” States 😂😂😂

    Reply
  3. Rainer says

    March 18, 2020 at 10:33 am

    Aldi Süd in Slovenia is called Hofer as in the Austrian Aldi Süd

    Reply
  4. Arfman says

    June 25, 2020 at 5:13 am

    This map should have shown Trader Joe’s as a puppet state of Aldi Nord.

    Reply
    • AKM says

      June 29, 2022 at 2:36 pm

      You are thtoopid. Can’t you keep politics out?

      Reply
  5. Nicholas says

    August 5, 2020 at 4:02 pm

    There’s two Aldi companies because the original split in 1960, when the two brothers that owned the original company had a dispute over the sale of cigarettes (one thought they would attract shoplifters, the other didn’t).

    Apparently the two companies are looking at merging by 2022.

    Reply
  6. Joel Cardoso says

    December 5, 2020 at 5:35 pm

    What are the main differences between the two?

    Reply
  7. David says

    December 5, 2020 at 9:01 pm

    You could really do with someone proofreading your articles before they are posted! “Severed”? Sounds dangerous! “Revered?” Not sure they love it that much. 😂

    Reply

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