where was the first aldi store in the us
Aldi Aldi started to expand internationally in 1967, when Aldi Süd acquired the grocery chain Hofer in Austria;[15] Aldi Nord opened its first stores abroad in the Netherlands in 1973,[16] and other countries followed. In 1976, Aldi opened its first store in the United States in Iowa,[a] and, in 1979, Aldi Nord acquired Trader Joes.[11] After German reunification and the fall of the Iron Curtain, Aldi experienced a rapid expansion. The brothers retired as CEOs in 1993; control of the companies was placed in the hands of private family foundations, the Siepmann Foundation (Aldi Süd) and the Markus Foundation (Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's).[6]
Costco Costco's worldwide headquarters are in Issaquah, Washington, but the company opened its first warehouse in nearby Seattle in 1983.[7] Through mergers, Costco's corporate history dates back to 1976, when its former competitor Price Club was founded in San Diego, California.[8][9][10] As of MarchÂ 7, 2018[update], Costco had a total of 749 warehouses; In the United States (519), Canada (98), Mexico (38), United Kingdom (28), Japan (26), South Korea (14), Taiwan (13), Australia (9), Spain (2), Iceland (1) and France (1).[1]