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Aldi Nord and Süd Target 2026 for Unified Holding Merger

A new 2026 deadline reflects the complexity of aligning core governance, market responsibilities, technology functions within a single holding.

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Overview

  • The Albrecht and Heister families have held detailed talks for several weeks on merging Aldi Nord and Süd into a unified holding company.
  • Initial plans for a year-end 2025 merger have been abandoned in favor of a 2026 target to accommodate extensive negotiations.
  • Early integration efforts include proposals to consolidate IT and software operations across both chains.
  • Key discussion topics involve structuring joint leadership roles, assigning international market oversight, allocating voting rights.
  • The Bundeskartellamt already treats the discounters as connected companies, and neither chain has issued an official comment.