Private company
REWE
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
German supermarket chain
Rewe (stylized as REWE; German pronunciation: ) is a supermarket chain in Germany and the main brand of REWE Group headquartered in Cologne. The name originated from an abbreviation of the original name "Revisionsverband der Westkauf-Genossenschaften" (Audit union for Westkauf-Cooperatives).2 It employed about 170,000 people in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersCologne1
- Websitewww.rewe.de
- Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
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Rewe (stylized as REWE; German pronunciation: [ˈʁeːvə]) is a supermarket chain in Germany and the main brand of REWE Group headquartered in Cologne. The name originated from an abbreviation of the original name "Revisionsverband der Westkauf-Genossenschaften" (Audit union for Westkauf-Cooperatives).2
Corporate structure
REWE is part of a group headed by REWE Group. 33 entities, 8 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- REWE Group Cologne
- REWE Cologne
- REWE Getränkemarkt Subsidiary · Germany
- Apollo Resor AB Subsidiary · Stockholm
- Billa Subsidiary · Wiener Neudorf, Austria
- BILLA Marktküche Subsidiary · Austria
- Billa Plus Subsidiary
- BIPA Subsidiary · Wiener Neudorf, Austria
- DERTOUR Group Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
- Apollomatkat Subsidiary
- Coop-ITS-Travel Subsidiary · Wilen b. Wollerau, Switzerland
- DERTOUR Austria Subsidiary · Wiener Neudorf, Austria
- ITS Reisen Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
- Jahn Reisen Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
- Glocken Bäckerei Subsidiary · Frankfurt, Germany
- Nahkauf Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
- Penny Subsidiary · Cologne
- Penny Market Subsidiary · Radonice, Czechia
- REWE Dortmund Subsidiary
- Rewe International Subsidiary · Wiener Neudorf, Objekt 16, Austria
- Billa Subsidiary · 100% · Říčany u Prahy, Czechia
- Billa Bulgaria Subsidiary · 100% · Sofia, Bulgaria
- Billa Dnes Subsidiary · Bulgaria
- Standa Subsidiary · Carmignano di Brenta
- Euromercato Subsidiary
- Toom Baumarkt Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
- Billa Now Subsidiary · Austria
- Billa Reality Subsidiary · Czechia
- Billa stop & shop Subsidiary · Austria
- Billa Unterwegs Subsidiary · Austria
- Globus Subsidiary · Germany
- REWE To Go Subsidiary · Germany
- VIVA BILLA Subsidiary · Slovakia
- REWE Cologne
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What REWE reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
- REWE Getränkemarkt
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
Owners
Also owns
- REWE Getränkemarkt
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 2023170,0001
Timeline
- 1927Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.rewe-dortmund.de1
- Websitewww.rewe.de1
- X (Twitter)x.com/REWE_Supermarkt1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/Rewe1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/rewe1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCPM443QsHVGPrAm52bCof8w1
- WikipediaREWE
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ16968817
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataREWE on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaREWE on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsREWE logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsREWE photo by A.Savin, FAL