Selgros

Selgros is a cash and carry chain in Europe, owned by Transgourmet Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coop (Switzerland). It started in 1989 as a joint venture between Rewe Group (50%) and Otto Group (50%). In March 2008, Rewe took over 100% of the company, and in October 2008 formed the Transgourmet Holding company with Coop. In 2011, Coop purchased the remaining interests of Transgourmet, which included Selgros.^[1]

Selgros

Company type	Private
Industry	Retail
Founded	1959; 66 years ago (1959) (Selgros) 1966; 59 years ago (1966) (Fegro) 1989; 36 years ago (1989) (Fegro/Selgros)
Headquarters	Neu Isenburg, Germany
Area served	Germany, Romania, Poland, Russia
Products	Cash & Carry Stores
Revenue	€2,997 million (2007)
Number of employees	~14.400 (2007)
Parent	Coop (Switzerland)

Selgros activities in Europe

Operations in Europe

Country	First hypermarket	No. of hypermarkets
Germany	1959	45
Romania	2001	23
Poland	1997	19
Russia	2008	11

Romania

In Romania, Selgros owns a total of 23 hypermarkets throughout the country, with four stores in Bucharest, two stores in Constanţa, two stores in Târgu Mureş and with one store each in Timișoara, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, Craiova, Arad, Oradea, Braşov, Ploieşti, Bacău, Suceava, Galaţi, Brăila, Bistrița, Baia Mare, Sibiu and Alba Iulia.^[2]

Poland

In Poland, Selgros has opened 19 hypermarkets, with four stores in Warsaw, Wrocław and Łódź and with one store each in Szczecin, Gdańsk, Białystok, Bytom, Radom, Kraków, Poznań, Katowice, Lublin, Siedlce and Gliwice.