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		DanBC on June 9, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pirate Joe’s, Maverick Distributor of Trader Joe’s... > But in my opinion, if I were to do this in Germany there is no way ALDI (whom trader Joe's belongs to iirc) could sue me out of business. They could, and Levi's jeans did it with Tesco who were selling grey market imports. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1261829.stm

joezydeco on June 9, 2017 | [–]

There are two ALDIs in Germany.

ALDI Süd operates the American ALDI stores. ALDI Nord owns Trader Joe's.

DanBC on June 9, 2017 | | [–]

That's irrelevant to the point being made, which is that trademark owners have a lot of power over who does or doesn't sell the product, especially if the product is a grey market import.

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