Selgros
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| Private | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded |
1959 (Selgros) 1966 (Fegro) 1989 (Fegro/Selgros) |
| Headquarters | Neu Isenburg, Germany |
| Products | Cash & Carry Stores |
| Revenue |
 €2,997 million (2007) |
Number of employees | ~14.400 (2007) |
| Parent | Coop (Switzerland) |
| Slogan | "Your profit begins with your purchase at Fegro/Selgros!" |
| Website | fegro-selgros.de |
Selgros is a large cash & carry company 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 | 19 |
 Poland | 1994 | 14 |
 Russia | 2008 | 7 |
Romania
In Romania, Selgros owns a total of 19 hypermarkets throughout the country, with four stores in Bucharest, two stores in Constanţa, and with one store each in Timişoara, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, Craiova, Arad, Oradea, Braşov, Ploieşti, Bacău, Târgu Mureş, Suceava, Galaţi and Brăila.[2]
Poland
In Poland, Selgros has opened 14 hypermarkets, with two stores in Warsaw, Wrocław and Łódź and with one store each in Szczecin, Gdańsk, Białystok, Bytom, Radom, Kraków, Poznań, Katowice.
References
- ↑ http://www.selgros.de/ueber-uns/selgros-cash-und-carry
- ↑ "Selgros" (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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