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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1959 (Selgros) 1966 (Fegro) 1989 (Fegro/Selgros) |
| Headquarters | Neu Isenburg, Germany |
Area served | Germany, Romania, Poland, Russia |
| Products | Cash & Carry Stores |
| Revenue |  €2,997 million (2007) |
Number of employees | ~14.400 (2007) |
| Parent | Coop (Switzerland) |
| Website | fegro-selgros.de |
Selgros is a cash and carry chain in Europe, owned by Transgourmet Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coop (Switzerland). It started in 1989 as a joint venture between Rewe Group (50%) and Otto Group (50%). In March 2008, Rewe took over 100% of the company, and in October 2008 formed the Transgourmet Holding company with Coop. In 2011, Coop purchased the remaining interests of Transgourmet, which included Selgros.[1]
Operations in Europe
| Country | First hypermarket | No. of hypermarkets |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1959 | 45 |
| Romania | 2001 | 23 |
| Poland | 1997 | 19 |
| Russia | 2008 | 11 |
Romania
In Romania, Selgros owns a total of 23 hypermarkets throughout the country, with four stores in Bucharest, two stores in Constanţa, two stores in Târgu Mureş and with one store each in Timișoara, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, Craiova, Arad, Oradea, Braşov, Ploieşti, Bacău, Suceava, Galaţi, Brăila, Bistrița, Baia Mare and Alba Iulia.[2]
Poland
In Poland, Selgros has opened 19 hypermarkets, with four stores in Warsaw, Wrocław and Łódź and with one store each in Szczecin, Gdańsk, Białystok, Bytom, Radom, Kraków, Poznań, Katowice, Lublin and Siedlce.
References
- ↑ "Selgros | Das Unternehmen". www.selgros.de.
- ↑ "Selgros" (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 July 2015.
