Edeka news

German retailer Edeka has launched a new E 24/7 convenience store, a fully autonomous store in the city of Offenburg. Robotic assisted shopping Its new E 24/7 store provides shoppers with a selection of around 500 SKUs that are available 24-hours a day. The store is however different to most autonomous stores in the market as shoppers do not select goods from the shelves. Items are order...

To coincide with the International Green Week 2023 trade fair in Berlin, we look at some recent sustainability initiatives from Edeka, Lidl, REWE, Penny and Aldi Süd. Edeka responds to new food-to-go legislation From 1 st January 2023, all food-to-go and drinks containers provided to shoppers in Germany must be reusable. The new packaging law aims to reduce the amount of disposable packagi...

With our European grocery retail forecasts to 2027 showing increased discount penetration in a number of markets, we look at what retailers can learn from Germany to help prepare for discounter growth. How Germany can help retailers prepare for discount growth In this report we look at 10 things other markets can learn from Germany. The country’s grocery market is led by the discount ch...

This week I visited the city of Düsseldorf, in the west of Germany. Here are the five things I loved during my visits to stores around the city. 1. Wowed by Edeka Zurheide Feine Kost Grocery retail doesn’t have to be boring, and it certainly isn’t at Zurheide Feine Kost run Edeka stores. The independent owner has six stores in the region, with the two I visited in Düsseldorf the real highli...

Israeli-based Trigo, which has developed technology to power autonomous, or checkout-free stores, has raised $100m in new funding to drive expansion in Europe and the Americas. We look at what this means for the broader sector. Taking the technology to larger stores Trigo has been one of the leading technology partners for retailers to help them develop autonomous shopping experiences. The ...

The newly published annual report for 2021 saw a 2.9% increase in sales on the previous year, with an annual turnover of €62.7bn. Edeka remains the market leader in Germany with an impressive 29.8% market share.. CEO promises large investments for 2022 Markus Mosa, Edeka’s Chairman of the board and CEO talked about the possibility of acquiring a further 80 new locations for its discount ret...

Retailers in Germany have been increasing their focus on sustainability, with the government also introducing initiatives to drive this. Rewe launches omnichannel campaign Rewe has rolled out a campaign called ‘Gutes beginnt mit mir’ (good things begin with me), in order to highlight the important role that shoppers have in making more sustainable choices. The campaign uses data and product...

Netto, the discount chain owned by Edeka, has launched a hybrid frictionless grocery store in Munich, the first of its type from a discounter. The store is 250 sqm and stocks over 3,500 SKU’s, a significant offer for a store of this type. First checkout-free store for the retailer Netto has over 4,000 stores across Germany and offers a large selection of groceries for a discounter. For the ...

We bring you the latest news from the German market in relation to some of the country's leading retailers, including Globus, Aldi and Edeka. Globus to partner with Lieferando The Globus market in Koblenz has teamed up with local food delivery company, Lieferando, to offer its freshly cooked dishes to those in the local area. The Globus restaurant is well known in Koblenz and offers seasona...

As quick commerce becomes increasingly competitive in Europe, we round up the latest news. Carrefour launches ‘Sprint’ with UberEats and Cajoo in France Using Cajoo’s network of dark stores and UberEats delivery network, Carrefour Sprint has been launched, combining expertise from the three companies. Shoppers will be able to receive orders in less than 15 minutes from a range of around 2,0...