Edeka Facts for Kids

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Edeka Gruppe
Edeka Zentrale AG & Co. KG
Edeka Group

Type	Private
Industry	Retail
Founded	1907; 118 years ago (1907) in Leipzig, Germany
Headquarters	Hamburg , Germany
Area served	Europe
Key people	Markus Mosa (CEO) Gert Schambach Reinhard Schütte
Services	Cash & carry supermarket/warehouse club, convenience/forecourt store, discount store, electronics specialty, home improvement, hypermarket/supercenter/superstore, other specialty, supermarket
Revenue	US$67.1 billion (2019)
Net income	US$380.8 million (2019)
Total assets	US$8.844 billion (2019)
Total equity	US$2.252 billion (2019)
Number of employees	381,000 (2019)

The Edeka Group is a very large supermarket company in Germany. It is the biggest one there, handling about a quarter of all supermarket sales. Edeka started way back in 1907.

Today, Edeka is made up of many independent supermarkets. These stores work together under one main company called Edeka Zentrale AG & Co KG. Its main office is in Hamburg, Germany. There are around 4,100 stores with the Edeka name. These range from small local shops to very big supermarkets.

In 2007, Edeka bought most of another discount store chain called Plus. This chain then joined Edeka's own Netto brand. By 2018, this created about 4,200 Netto stores. Overall, Edeka had more than 13,600 stores across all its brands by the end of 2017.

History of Edeka
Edeka Store Names
- Other Stores in the Edeka Group
- Former Store Names
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History of Edeka

How Edeka Started

The company began in 1907 as a group of shop owners. They called themselves E.d.K., which stood for "Purchasing Cooperative of Colonial Goods Retailers." This group helped small shops buy their products together. Even though the name mentioned Berlin, the group officially started in Leipzig.

In 1911, the name was changed to Edeka. This was a shorter, easier way to say the old name. A special bank, the Edekabank, was created in 1914. By 1923, Edeka started a central system for paying bills.

Growth and Changes

After the Second World War, Edeka rebuilt its network of stores. The main offices moved to Hamburg. In 1972, the way the company was set up changed. The smaller groups became twelve regional companies. The main Edeka company and its bank also changed their structure.

In 2001, Edeka launched its own budget brand called Gut & Günstig. This name means "Good and Inexpensive." From 2003 to 2012, Edeka also worked with another large store company called Globus.

Famous Commercial

Around Christmas in 2015, Edeka became famous worldwide. They released a very touching TV commercial called #heimkommen. It was about a lonely grandfather who wanted to see his family for Christmas. The ad was made for people in Germany. But it became super popular online, getting millions of views around the world.

In 2018, Edeka started working with Telekom Germany. They launched a new mobile phone brand called Edeka smart. This replaced their old partnership with Vodafone.

Edeka Store Names

Edeka runs many different types of stores. Here are some of the main ones:

Bringmeister – This is an online grocery delivery service.
nah und gut ("close and good") – These are smaller stores, usually found in smaller towns.
EDEKA aktiv markt ("active mart") – These are medium-sized supermarkets. They are often run by private owners in neighborhoods and villages.
EDEKA neukauf – These are larger supermarkets. They can be run by private owners or by the main Edeka company.
EDEKA – Many aktiv markt and neukauf stores have been renamed simply "EDEKA."
EDEKA center (E-Center) – These are very large supermarkets, like hypermarkets.
EDEKA C&C Großmarkt (Mios) – These are "cash & carry" stores, where businesses can buy products in bulk.
EDEKA Großverbraucherservice – This service is for other businesses that need to buy large amounts of food.

Other Stores in the Edeka Group

Some stores belong to the Edeka Group but have different names:

SPAR – Edeka owns the SPAR stores only in Germany.
Netto Marken-Discount – These are discount stores that offer lower prices.
Marktkauf – These are very large hypermarkets, mostly in western Germany.
diska – This is a discount store brand mainly in parts of northern and eastern Germany.
NP. – This is another discount store brand in certain regions.

Former Store Names

Edeka used to have other store names that have now changed:

aktiv discount – These stores were renamed E-Center or EDEKA stores.
Reichelt (later EDEKA Reichelt) – These stores were mostly in Berlin and some nearby areas.
Treff 3000 – These discount stores were renamed Netto Marken-Discount or EDEKA.

Edeka also used to own stores in Denmark, but they sold them in 2009. Besides stores, Edeka also runs other businesses, like the Edekabank.