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Nicolás de Lope Succeeds Torsten Hufnagel as CEO of Aldi Nord
CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE267 days agoThe announcement says "Ab dem 1. Januar 2026 übernimmt Gruppenvorstandsmitglied Nicolás de Lope die Aufgaben des CEO von Torsten Hufnagel".[1]Group board member Nicolás de Lope took over as CEO of Aldi Nord from Torsten Hufnagel, who left after 28 years for personal reasons; Germany chief Felix Rottmann moved up to the group board.0.81Aldi Nord Opens Its New Store No. 1 in Essen-Schonnebeck
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE5.8 years agoThe release says Aldi Nord[2] "eröffnet am 10. Dezember 2020" the direct successor of its historic store No. 1.Aldi Nord moved its historic store No. 1 out of the Albrecht family's original shop on Huestraße into a new building on Saatbruchstraße, built to its updated store concept.0.75Aldi Nord Opens Its New Headquarters Campus in Essen-Kray
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE4.5 years agoThe release of 9 March 2022 says "Heute Vormittag wurde der neue ALDI Campus in Essen-Kray eröffnet".[1]Aldi Nord officially opened a 100,000-square-metre headquarters campus on Eckenbergstraße in Essen-Kray after almost three years of construction, with room for up to 2,000 staff.0.73Aldi Nord Gives 39,000 German Staff a 5.3% Raise Without a Wage Deal
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE3.0 years agoAldi Nord says it raises wages "freiwillig ab dem 1.10.2023" and that monthly tariff pay "steigen ab Oktober um 5,3 Prozent".[1]With the 2023 retail pay talks stuck, Aldi Nord raised tariff pay for its more than 39,000 store staff in Germany by 5.3% from 1 October, to be set against whatever ver.di and the employers finally agreed.0.71Aldi Nord Raises Its Lowest Hourly Pay in Germany to EUR 14
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE4.3 years agoAldi Nord's release says "Zum 1. Juni 2022 erhöht ALDI Nord den Stundenlohn auf 14 Euro."[1]Every Aldi Nord employee in Germany earning under EUR 14 an hour, allowances included, got a raise to that floor, months before the statutory minimum wage reached EUR 12.0.70Aldi Nord to Leave Denmark, Selling 114 Stores to Rema 1000
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE3.8 years agoAldi Danmark's release stamped 9.12.2022 17:41:59 CET: 'ALDI har besluttet at trække sig fra det danske marked og indgået en aftale med REMA 1000'.[1]Aldi announced it will quit Denmark after 45 years, selling 114 of its 188 Danish stores and three logistics centres to Norway's Rema 1000 and closing or selling the rest during 2023.0.69First Store Built to a Shared Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd Design Opens in Wolfsburg
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE302 days agoThe release says "Am 27.11.2025 um 7 Uhr öffnet ein neuer ALDI Markt in Wolfsburg" (07:00 CET).[1]Aldi Nord's rebuilt store in Wolfsburg-Wendschott, a timber-frame building with 1,300 square metres of sales floor, is the first in Germany built to a building specification Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd now share.0.69Aldi Nord's Albrecht Family Branches Settle Their Long Feud
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE3.7 years agoThe release, sent on 30 January 2023 at 18:00 CET, says the family branches "haben sich heute ... geeinigt".[1]The Theo Albrecht and Berthold Albrecht family branches agreed to end years of disputes and legal fights and to place Aldi Nord under a single holding company owned half by each branch's foundations.0.69Aldi Nord to Shut Its Rinteln and Salzgitter Regional Depots
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE2.6 years agoAldi Nord's[3] own release (archived) is dated 02.02.2024 and says the Rinteln and Salzgitter regional companies "werden zum Jahreswechsel 2024/2025 geschlossen".Aldi Nord said it would close two regional companies, with their warehouses and offices, at the 2024/25 year end and hand their 146 stores to neighbouring regions; the admin and logistics staff lose their workplaces.0.68Aldi Nord's New Lehrte-Aligse Logistics Centre Starts Supplying Stores
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE2.0 years agoThe release says "Ab dem 09. September werden 77 ALDI Märkte ... aus dem neuen ... Logistikzentrum bei Lehrte-Aligse beliefert"; its PDF copy is dated 6 August 2024.[1]Aldi Nord's 42,800-square-metre distribution centre near Lehrte-Aligse began supplying 77 stores in Lower Saxony, completing the modernisation of its German logistics network.0.68Last Aldi Stores in Denmark Close After 46 Years
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCE2.8 years agoAldi Danmark, 30 October 2023: 'Sidste åbningsdag er senest torsdag den 30. november. Butikkerne kan dog lukke tidligere, hvis der bliver udsolgt før.'[1]Aldi's final 15 Danish stores, on Funen and in southern Jutland, closed by 30 November 2023 after a closing-down sale, ending the discounter's 46 years in Denmark and handing the shops and staff to Rema 1000.0.66Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd Exhibit at Expo Real 2026 in Munich
SCHEDULED77% CONFIDENCEin 10 daysThe release says "Vom 5. bis 7. Oktober 2026 präsentiert ALDI auf der EXPO REAL[2] in München (Halle B1, Stand 330)".Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd share a stand at Expo Real, Europe's biggest property fair, to pitch store sites, mixed-use buildings and sale-and-leaseback deals to investors and developers.0.65
