Kaufland

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Kaufland is a German hypermarket chain part of the same group as Lidl and Handelshof. It opened its first store in 1984 in Neckarsulm and quickly expanded to become a leader in what was formerly East Germany.

As of 2006, the chain operates over 600 stores in Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria.

In Romania, Kaufland has 13[1] hypermarkets throughout the country, with two stores in Timişoara and with one store each in Bucharest, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Ploieşti, Alba Iulia, Baia Mare, Târgu Mureş, Galaţi, Cluj-Napoca, Hunedoara, Satu Mare and Suceava. The chain opened its first store in Bulgaria in the beginning of 2006 and as of October has grown to include 8 stores in eight different locations, with nine more in construction.