Kaufland
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| Type | German Multi-National |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Neckarsulm, Germany |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Discount hypermarkets |
| Website | www.kaufland.com |
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. The chain operates over 800 stores in Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia.
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In Romania, Kaufland has 31 hypermarkets throughout the country, with three stores in Iaşi, with two stores in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timişoara and with one store each in Alba Iulia, Arad, Baia Mare, Bistriţa, Braşov, Constanţa, Galaţi, Hunedoara, Odorhei, Piatra Neamţ, Piteşti, Ploieşti, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Roman, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Târgu Jiu, Târgu Mureş, Târgovişte, Turda and Zalău.
The chain opened its first store in Bulgaria in the beginning of 2006 and as of 2007 has 14 stores in 12 cities, with two in Sofia and Rousse, and one each in Plovdiv, Varna, Montana, Sliven, Yambol, Haskovo, Vratsa, Shumen, Pernik and Pleven. Other outlets are in construction.
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