Penny (supermarket)
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Penny or internationally Penny Market (in Bavaria and Austria Penny Markt) is a German discount supermarket chain based in Germany, which operates 3,550 stores.[1] The market was founded by Leibbrand Gruppe in 1973; since 1989, it has been fully owned by the Rewe Group.[2]
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1973; 51 years ago (1973) |
Headquarters | Cologne, Germany |
Key people | Alain Caparros, managing director |
Products | Discount stores |
Revenue | € 10.3 billion (2010) |
Number of employees | 43,773 (2010) |
Parent | Rewe Group |
Website | www.penny.de |
In France, the chain was bought in 2005 by the Ed brand of the Carrefour group.[3] In 2010, it operated approximately 3,000 stores across 6 countries in Europe. In May 2014, Penny is present in Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania and soon in Turkey. After taking over 7 stores in Liguria from Tuodì in October 2017 for €9.2 million, it is present in Italy with 357 points of sale distributed in 17 regions, served by 7 distribution centers.[4]