Mein Real
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Mein Real (stylized mein real; real until 2022 and real,- until 2017) was a chain of hypermarkets in Germany, until 2020 owned by Metro AG. It was formed in 1992, from the merger of chains divi, Basar, Continent, Esbella and real-kauf. Until 2014 it was also active internationally, in Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey; most of these operations were bought by French retail company Auchan Group. In 2018, Metro decided to divest the Real chain and in 2021, many markets were taken over by either Edeka, Kaufland, Globus, Rewe or V-Markt and got rebranded with the brand of the respective new owner. The process of selling was finished by mid of 2022. However, the original plans to liquidate real completely were dropped in early 2022 when it was decided that the remaining 60 stores will continue under the real brand name under new ownership. Real's former website (real.de) was replaced by kaufland.de in 2021. The new website can be found at meinreal.de.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Retail |
Predecessors | allkauf Basar Continent Esbella real-kauf Walmart (Germany) Géant (Poland) |
Founded | 1992 |
Defunct | 2024 |
Successors | Edeka Globus Kaufland Rewe Auchan (international operations) Remarkt (Romania) Bi1 (Poland) |
Headquarters | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
Area served | Germany |
Number of employees | 5,000 (2023) |
Parent | The SCP Group |
Website | meinreal.de |
In September 2023, the remaining company filed for bankruptcy. After some rescue attempts failed, the remaining 45 stores that will not be taken over by competitors will close by the end of March 2024 and the company will finally cease trading and be liquidated.