Karl Albrecht

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Businessman
gptkbp:awards Forbes_Billionaires_List
gptkbp:born February 20, 1920
gptkbp:brand gptkb:Aldi
gptkbp:businessModel Discount retailing
Low prices and high volume
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:communityPartnerships gptkb:Theo_Albrecht
Local suppliers
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Lidl
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Efficiency and simplicity
gptkbp:customerBase Millions worldwide
gptkbp:died July 16, 2014
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Freiburg
gptkbp:employeeCount Over 100,000
gptkbp:financials Sustained profitability
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Aldi_Süd
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Aldi
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Essen,_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karl Albrecht
gptkbp:inception 1946
gptkbp:influence European_retail_market
gptkbp:influencedBy Retail industry
gptkbp:knownFor Discount supermarket chain
gptkbp:legacy Aldi's_global_expansion
gptkbp:localBusiness Private company
gptkbp:market gptkb:North_America
International markets
Self-service model
Grocery retail
Cost leadership
No-frills shopping
Leading discount retailer
gptkbp:marketingStrategy Customer focus
Market competition
Changed grocery shopping habits
Aldi's_business_model
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:netWorth $25.4 billion
gptkbp:numberOfStores Over 10,000
gptkbp:occupation Entrepreneur
gptkbp:offers Sustainability initiatives
gptkbp:philanthropy Various charitable causes
gptkbp:priceRange Private label products
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Essen,_Germany
gptkbp:revenue €100 billion (2019)
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Theo_Albrecht
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Käthe_Albrecht
gptkbp:supplyChain Direct sourcing