Edeka - About the company
Edeka is an unfunded company based in Hamburg (Germany), founded in 1898. It operates as a Multi-format retail chain. Edeka has not raised any funding yet. The company has 12 active competitors, including 1 funded and 1 that has exited. Its top competitors include companies like A.S. Watson, ALDI and METRO Cash & Carry.
Company Details
Edeka is the largest multi-format retail chain in Germany with more than 4100 stores with formats ranging from small corner stores to hypermarkets. Edeka also runs all the stores for SPAR in Germany. The different formats include Cash & Carry, Convenience store, Forecourt store, Discount store, Electronics Speciality store, Home Improvement store, Supermarket and Hypermarket. In 2007 they had purchased 70% majority stake in Tengelmann's plus discounter store division. In March 2016 Edeka acquired Kaiser's Tengelmann another german supermarket chain.
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- www.edeka.de/
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Edeka's funding and investors
Edeka has not raised any funding rounds yet.
Edeka's founders and board of directors
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Edeka has 369,000 employees as of Dec 17. Here is Edeka's employee count trend over the years:
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Edeka's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Edeka include A.S. Watson, ALDI and METRO Cash & Carry. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Edeka, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | A.S. Watson 1841, Hong Kong (China), Late Stage | Health and beauty products retailer | $5.7B | 65/100 | |
2nd | Multi-format retail chain | - | - | 64/100 | |
3rd | Chain of supermarket | - | 62/100 | ||
4th | METRO Cash & Carry 2003, Bengaluru (India), Acquired | Wholesaler of fashion, food, and personal care products | - | - | 61/100 |
5th | Provider of a diversified retail and tourism cooperative group operating through various brands, employing , managing a dense procurement network, and offering a range of services and products to its customers and suppliers | - | 54/100 | ||
6th | Grant writing and management software for nonprofit organization | - | 26/100 | ||
7th | Platform offering solutions for the issuance of security tokens for corporate and project financing | - | - | 23/100 | |
8th | Tante Enso 2016, Bremen (Germany), Unfunded | Supermarket and local supplier with plans for expansion and innovative partnership with logistics robots | - | - | 23/100 |
9th | crowdEner.gy 2012, Berlin (Germany), Funding Raised | Crowdfunding platform for green energy and social projects | - | - | 16/100 |
10th | Media Funders 2011, Berlin (Germany), Unfunded | Crowdfunding and crowdsourcing independent journalism | - | - | 16/100 |
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Edeka's Investments and acquisitions
Edeka has made 2 investments in companies including Picnic and Picnic. Edeka has also acquired 2 companies including AICHINGER and von Allwörden.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Nov 21, 2025 | Investments | 2015 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) | |
Feb 11, 2025 | Acquisition | |||
Jan 09, 2024 | Investments | 2015 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
News related to Edeka
Media has covered Edeka for a total of 8 events in the last 1 year, 3 of them have been about company updates.
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Edeka Rhein-Ruhr and Edeka Nord merge to form an 11-billion-euro group based in MoersRP ONLINE•Apr 28, 2026•Verbund, Edeka
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Edeka to absorb Tegut network as Migros exits GermanyMobilityplaza•Mar 26, 2026•Migros, Smart Retail Solutions, Edeka
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Centerscape expands its presence in southern Germany with acquisition of retail park in TreuchtlingenProperty Magazine•Aug 15, 2025•Centerscape, Edeka
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DEFAMA expands portfolio: New supermarket acquired in HavelbergFinanzNachrichten•Feb 19, 2025•DEFAMA, Edeka
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