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10 June 2026

REWE brings innovative walk-in store to Hofheim-Lorsbach

REWE's concept test for local supply in rural areas continues: under the name "Paolos nahkauf Box", there is now also a so-called "walk-in store" in Hofheim-Lorsbach. The operator and namesake is the local nahkauf retailer

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All good things come in threes: with the opening in Lorsbach, nahkauf merchant Paolo Pennella now operates three nahkauf boxes. The first two are located in Langenhain and Wildsachsen. In contrast to these, the new mini-supermarket at Alt-Lorsbach 6 is an innovative in-house solution in a new building constructed by Hofheimer Wohnungsbau GmbH (HWB).

Thus, REWE is continuing the concept test of the flexible format, which is intended to ensure the supply of fresh food and products for daily needs in smaller communities, in this form. On a sales area of 119 square meters – easily accessible and operated without staff – customers can shop 24 hours a day in the new Lorsbacher nahkauf Box. Around 2,500 items are on offer.

Open 24 hours

The concept of nahkaufBox works extremely simply and offers an uncomplicated shopping experience. With the EC- or credit card, die Kund:in around the clock Zaccess to the Walk-In Store. There they can move around freely and put together their shopping at their leisure. The assortment ranges from fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy and frozen products to dry goods, non-alcoholic drinks and drugstore items. There is a special focus on REWE store brands, organic products and regional and local suppliers.

The payment process is cashless. Customers use a debit or credit card to pay for their purchase at a self-checkout, where each item must be scanned independently. After the payment process, they can leave the store with their purchase.

Paolo Pennella ensures maintenance and care as well as the supply of goods via his main store in Diedenbergen.

  • Customers can access the walk-in store around the clock using their EC or credit card

  • The nahkauf box with a wide range of products from fresh food to drugstore items for 24/7 shopping

Local meeting place

It is his wish to establish the new store as a local meeting point in the Hofheim district of Lorsbach, as he did previously in Wildsachsen and Langenhain: We are delighted to be implementing another project together with the city of Hofheim, REWE and the HWB and expanding the nahkauf Box concept locally. ‘Paolo’s nahkauf Box’ is now available for the third time in Hofheim – the first city in the whole of Germany. The new in-house solution, which represents a further innovative step in local supply, is particularly noteworthy, Pennella is convinced. The previous locations in Wildsachsen and Langenhain have shown impressively how well the offer has been received and what added value this type of local supply offers for the citizens. We are convinced that this project will also seamlessly build on the previous success, continued Pennella.

Securing local supply in our more rural districts is one of our major challenges. The nahkauf box concept in Langenhain and Wildsachsen is already a great part of the solution there. We are therefore delighted that such a solution is now also possible for Lorsbach. There even with the charm of a real village store, said Mayor Wilhelm Schultze, welcoming the new food offer in his town.

Norman Diel, Chairman of the Managing Directors of HWB, added: As a housing association, we have also seen ourselves as an urban developer for many years. We therefore see securing local amenities for the people who live in our portfolio as part of our mission. We have recently completed two major construction projects in Lorsbach. The REWE Walk-In Store is the next pleasing piece of the puzzle to be added there.

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