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Selgros

Logo: Transgourmet Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

German cash and carry store chain owned by Coop (Switzerland)

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.2 It employed about 14,400 people in 2007.1 Its revenue was €3 billion in 2007.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1989Founded1
  • Industrysupermarket, wholesale1
  • HeadquartersGermany1
  • Websitewww.selgros.de
  • Legal formOffene Handelsgesellschaft1

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Selgros locations
Photo: Dan69en at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

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.2

Products and brands

  • cash and carry

Listed on Wikidata.1

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, Sibiu and Alba Iulia.

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, Siedlce and Gliwice.

From Wikipedia’s article on Selgros, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 200714,4001

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 20073.0B EUR1

Timeline

  1. 1989Founded Founded1

Sources

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