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by BaudouinVH 856 days ago
What would it take to add the ALDIs in Europe to this map ?
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Lio 856 days ago
That's an interesting question because there are actually two legally separate Aldi companies, Aldi Sud and Aldi Nord.

They divide Europe up by country so you'd have to get them to cooperate on that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi#Geographic_distribution

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s_dev 856 days ago
Which Aldi is North America?
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v7n 856 days ago
Both, in a way: Aldi South is known as just Aldi in the US, while Aldi North owns Trader Joe's.
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brnt 856 days ago
Ah, so that's why I can sometimes buy Trader Joe items in Dutch Aldi (Nord).
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georgesimon 856 days ago
I believe there is already a framework for this, for all supermarkets, and it is being used in several countries with significant political impact.

https://www.wired.com/story/heisse-preise-food-prices/

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ayocado 856 days ago
Data :) Not easy to get it at scale without APIs
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Kon-Peki 856 days ago
Well, the Aldi online shopping site [1] is using an API [2], but it is probably not intended to be used publicly. You could try exploring it to see if you can query prices directly.

[1] https://www.aldi.us/online-shopping/new-aldi-grocery-website...

[2] https://api.commerce.aldi.us/

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