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View of a supermarket of the discounter Lidl in Brighton, Germanmy, April 2007. Photo: Kathrin Deckart/dpa -NO WIRE SERVICE/KEIN BILDFUNK Stock Photo - Alamy
![A German grocery chain with the power to cripple Aldi, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's is about to invade America A German grocery chain with the power to cripple Aldi, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's is about to invade America](https://gray-witn-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/IF-oYC0bnE9g7g6yWrqW_3xJHys=/1200x675/smart/filters:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/2DZQEY7AUBMNDNWGPLIQ3NSFD4.jpg)
A German grocery chain with the power to cripple Aldi, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's is about to invade America
![Martin Austermuhle on Twitter: "D.C. officials are on hand this afternoon for the ribbon-cutting at a new Lidl at the Skyland Town Center. It'll be the fourth full-service grocery store east of Martin Austermuhle on Twitter: "D.C. officials are on hand this afternoon for the ribbon-cutting at a new Lidl at the Skyland Town Center. It'll be the fourth full-service grocery store east of](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FdsEw9-XEAMWky8.jpg:large)