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minus-squaremaynarkh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up111·11 months agoI love that “innovation” with big US companies always means acquiring another company. Not like EA is a big innovator either. It always reminds me of this.
minus-squareBldck@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58·11 months agoOr AOL-Time-Warner-Pepsico-Viacom-Halliburton-Skynet-Toyota-Trader-Joe’s from Bojack Horseman
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months ago“Wait so how many companies are there in the world now?” “Nine.”
minus-squarellii@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoYeah, but don’t worry. It’s not a monopoly until only one company bought every other.
minus-squareperishthethought@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoOoohhhh, please don’t suggest anyone buy Trader Joe’s. That would F Up my world.
minus-squareHarkMahlberg@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14·11 months agoTrader Joe’s is privately owned, but it is owned by Aldi. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trader_Joe%27s
minus-squareluciferofastora@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoMore specifically, by the heirs of Theo Albrecht, one of the two brothers that founded the two Aldi companies.
minus-squareperishthethought@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoHrrrrmm, TIL. As long as they keep it running the same, that’s OK.
minus-squareluciferofastora@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoAlbrecht has owned it for most of its existence. The first TJ was opened '67, Albrecht owned the chain since '79, so out of itd 56 years, 48 have been in possession of himself or his family.
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoTrader Joe’s is already owned by Aldi.
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I love that “innovation” with big US companies always means acquiring another company. Not like EA is a big innovator either.
It always reminds me of this.
Or AOL-Time-Warner-Pepsico-Viacom-Halliburton-Skynet-Toyota-Trader-Joe’s from Bojack Horseman
“Wait so how many companies are there in the world now?”
“Nine.”
Yeah, but don’t worry. It’s not a monopoly until only one company bought every other.
Ooohhhh, please don’t suggest anyone buy Trader Joe’s. That would F Up my world.
Trader Joe’s is privately owned, but it is owned by Aldi.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trader_Joe%27s
More specifically, by the heirs of Theo Albrecht, one of the two brothers that founded the two Aldi companies.
Hrrrrmm, TIL. As long as they keep it running the same, that’s OK.
Albrecht has owned it for most of its existence. The first TJ was opened '67, Albrecht owned the chain since '79, so out of itd 56 years, 48 have been in possession of himself or his family.
Trader Joe’s is already owned by Aldi.
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