Facts and Figures

REWE Group 2008 2007 Change 08/07
Total external turnover EUR billion 49.80 45.06 4.74 10.5 %
     Germany EUR billion 33.95 31.61 2.34 7.4 %
     Abroad EUR billion 15.86 13.45 2.40 17.9 %
          Western Europe EUR billion 9.70 8.69 1.01 11.6 %
          Eastern Europe EUR billion 6.05 4.66 1.39 29.7 %
          Others 1 EUR billion 0.10 0.09 0.01 12.5 %
Number of stores 14,714 12,719 1,995 15.7 %
     Germany 10,305 9,492 813 8.6 %
     Abroad 4,409 3,227 1,182 36.6 %
Sales Area 1000 m 12,905 11,715 1,19 10.2 %
Number of employees 319,292 291,401 27,891 9.6 %
     Germany 211,296 196,979 14,317 7.3 %
     Abroad 107,996 94,422 13,574 14.4 %
Independent retailers 7, 8        
     Turnover 7, 8 EUR billion 8.38 7.55 0.83 11.0 %
     Number of supplied markets 7, 8 5,951 4,82 1,131 23.5 %

REWE conglomerate2 2008 2007 Change 08/07
Turnover3,4 EUR billion 35.63 31.81 3.82 12.0 %
EBITDA (according to IFRS)4 EUR million 1,335.7 1,231.3 104.40 8.5 %
EBITA (according to IFRS)4 EUR million 708.2 654.4 53.80 8.2 %
EBT (according to IFRS)4, 9 EUR million 594.8 691.1 - 96.33 - 13.9 %
Cashflow EUR million 1,323.6 1,154.1 169.50 14.7 %
Investments EUR million 3,225.3 1,385.4 1,839.90 132.8 %

Turnover by fields of business10 2008 2007 Change 08/07
Discount stores EUR billion 9.50 8.56 0.94 11.0 %
National full-range stores EUR billion 12.36 11.11 1.25 11.3 %
International full-range stores EUR billion 8.53 7.39 1.13 15.3 %
National specialist stores EUR billion 2.78 2.28 0.51 22.20%
B2B5 EUR billion 6.25 5.99 0.26 4.3 %
Tourism6 EUR billion 4.58 4.28 0.29 6.9 %

1 Travel and Tourism turnover in the Dominican Republic, the US, and Thailand.
2 Pursuant to IFRS: not taking into account at-equity entities and independent retailers.
3 Travel and Tourism reflected in turnover proceeds.
4 Values for previous year not taking into account REWE Großverbrauchersevice (GVS), which was retrospectively consolidated out of the Combine in 2008.
5 Incl. at-equity entities.
6 Invoiced turnover from Travel and Tourism.
7 Includes REWE Dortmund, REWE Partners, FÜR SIE, self-employed persons and Konsum Weimar, as well as partners and franchisees of toom BauMarkt.
8 Independent retailers Sütterlüty, ADEG and AGM stores in Zell am See and Wolfsberg. Not taking affiliates into account.
9 Discrepancy in the previous year, largely due to changes to the amount of participations in the
discontinued business unit.
10 Display of turnover pursuant to management reporting.

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