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WELCOME. AGENDA. History Product policy Image Markets Market position / competitor. HISTORY. 1913 – 1945: 1945 – 1960 1960 - today. - The Mother of Karl and Theo Albrecht opened first grocery shop in Essen - Karl and Theo Albrecht taken over the shop
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AGENDA • History • Product policy • Image • Markets • Market position / competitor
HISTORY 1913 – 1945: 1945 – 1960 1960 - today • - The Mother of Karl and Theo Albrecht opened first grocery shop • in Essen • - Karl and Theo Albrecht taken over the shop • - “Albrecht Lebensmittel” expanded up to 13 branches • - “Albrecht Lebensmittel” renamed in ALDI for “Albrecht Discount” • - The concern is separated in two companies • - The companies are still growing
PRODUCT POLICY • Sale of own brands • Basic product range / no competitive articles • Every week: special offers (food and non-food) • Same arrangement of products in all markets
IMAGE • Up to the 80s ALDI was only a supplier of cheap products. • Since then the product quality is constantly rising: • ALDI becomes a class of its own • ALDI’s principle: • “quality is on the top, prices are on the bottem” • ALDI sales management refers to all customer groups
OUR MARKET (NATIONAL) primary market: Germany separated in „ALDI-Nord“ and „ALDI-Süd“ along the “ALDI-equator” total market coverage 3 of 4 households buy at ALDI
MARKET POSITION / COMPETITOR Top 6 food retailing in Germany (groups)
MARKET POSITION / COMPETITOR Top 6 discounter in Germany (food and non-food)
AT LAST Are there any further questions? … Thanks for your attention!