EUROPEAN SUPERMARKETS

As the REWE Group , the retailer operates more than 15,000 stores around the world . The supermarket chain has nearly 330,000 employees and operates in dozens of countries across Europe under different names . These include 3,300 REWE stores in Germany , 1,000 BILLA stores in Austria and 3,000 Penny stores scattered throughout Italy , Czech Republic , Romania , Bulgaria , Italy and Germany . Collectively , the REWE Group posted revenues of € 51.1bn .

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German-based Aldi and its subsidiary , Trader Joe ’ s , operates more than 10,000 stores around the world . This grocery retailer has two headquarters in Germany with geographical oversight for certain areas the sole responsibility of each . Essen is the headquarters of Aldi Nord with its 35 regional companies that operate individual stores in northern , eastern and western Germany as well as France , Poland , Denmark , Belgium , Luxembourg , the Netherlands and the Iberian Peninsula . Headquartered in Mülheim , Aldi Süd oversees operations via its 32 companies for stores in Australia , Great Britain , Switzerland , Slovenia , Ireland , Austria and Hungary as well as in southern and western Germany . The retailer boasts a revenue of around € 63bn .

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