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EDEKA
The EDEKA Group is the largest German supermarket corporation, currently holding a market share of 26%. Founded in 1898, it consists today of several cooperatives of independent supermarkets all operating under the umbrella organisation EDEKA ZENTRALE AG & Co KG, headquartered in Hamburg. There are approximately 4,100 stores with the EDEKA nameplate that range from small corner stores to hypermarts.
History
The cooperative was founded in 1898 as the EDK (Einkaufsgenossenschaft der Kolonialwarenhändler). In 1913, it was renamed to its current name, EDEKA - a phonetic expansion of the previous abbreviation. The EDEKABANK was founded in 1914, and from 1923 on central billing was introduced. After World War II, the reconstruction of the store network was led from the new Hamburg central offices. In 1972, the cooperatives changed structure and formed twelve regional companies, the umbrella corporation and the EDEKABANK converting from a cooperative to a public limited company.
Brand names
Operational names of these stores include:
- EDEKA nah und gut ("close and good") - Stores up up to 400m² (4300 sq. ft), mostly found in smaller municipalities
- EDEKA aktiv markt ("active mart") - Mostly privately-run supermarkets between 400m² bis 800m² (4300 - 8600 sq. feet), mostly located in outlying neighborhoods and villages
- EDEKA neukauf - Privately- or centrally managed stores between 800m² und 2000m² (8600 - 21,500 sq. feet)
- EDEKA center (E-Center) - Hypermarkets between 2000m² bis 5000m² (21,500 - 54,000 sq. feet)
- EDEKA C&C Großmarkt (Mios) (Cash & Carry)
- EDEKA Großverbraucherservice (for commercial customers)
Stores not operating under the EDEKA brand, but belonging to the group nontheless:
In Austria EDEKA owns the ADEG Group. It also has holdings in Denmark, the Czech Republic, and Russia.
EDKEA also operates a number of companies providing related services, for example the EDEKABANK.
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