# @michael-girdley on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=TWqh_SDBYiY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66152871-michael-girdley-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/dec6a4fe97.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-30T17:00:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Michael Girdley (@michael-girdley) — https://gondola.cc/michael-girdley

## Caption

In 1971, Theo Albrecht was kidnapped in Germany. His family paid a 7 million Deutschmark ransom. Then he tried to write it off as a business expense — and argued with the German government about it for decades.

That same ruthless cost obsession turned Aldi into the #3 grocery chain in America. One brother built Aldi. The other built Trader Joe's.

Full story → link in bio

#aldi #businessbreakdown #traderjoes

## Stats

- **Views:** 23,466
- **Likes:** 2,072
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 82

## Tags

traderjoes, aldi, 3, businessbreakdown

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