{"id":21462,"date":"2024-04-09T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rewe-group.com\/de\/?post_type=press_release&#038;p=35301"},"modified":"2024-04-09T10:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T08:42:27","slug":"rewe-group-2023-remaining-firmly-on-course-for-success-in-a-persistently-challenging-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.rewe-group.com\/en\/press-and-media\/newsroom\/press-releases\/rewe-group-2023-remaining-firmly-on-course-for-success-in-a-persistently-challenging-marketplace\/","title":{"rendered":"REWE Group 2023: Remaining firmly on course for success in a persistently challenging marketplace\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-myblocks-template-root template-root\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-myblocks-section block-section section-bg-white section-padding-top section-padding-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-myblocks-row-margin-aside row-margin-aside my-row-block row-margin\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-myblocks-row-margin-aside-cell-aside row-cell row-margin-aside-cell-aside my-cell-block\"><div class=\"myblock-wrapper block-my-nl-icon-teaser\" data-module-name=\"Teaser Newsletter Icon\"><div class=\"myblock-wrapper\">\n    <a\n        class=\"twitter-icon-teaser nl-icon-teaser\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.rewe-group.com\/en\/press-and-media\/newsroom\/press-releases\/rewe-group-2023-remaining-firmly-on-course-for-success-in-a-persistently-challenging-marketplace\/\"\n        target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"        data-module-name=\".teaser-nl-icon\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"contents\">\n            <h2><\/h2>\n            <div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"link\">\n                <span class=\"arrow-link btn-white\">For registration<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"icon\">\n            <div class=\"illustration\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-myblocks-row-margin-aside-cell-main row-cell row-margin-aside-cell-main my-cell-block\"><div class=\"myblock-wrapper block-my-list\" data-module-name=\"List\">    <div class=\"my-list\">\n                        <ul class=\"my-list__highlight\">\n                            <li class=\"entry-content\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW68699646 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW68699646 BCX8\">Total revenue rose by 8.9\u202fper\u202fcent to 92.3\u202fbillion <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW68699646 BCX8\">euros<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW68699646 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:15922164,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n                            <li class=\"entry-content\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163738525 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163738525 BCX8\">Operating result (EBITA<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163738525 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163738525 BCX8\">) increased to more than 1.8 billion <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163738525 BCX8\">euros<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW163738525 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:15922164,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n                            <li class=\"entry-content\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW240265321 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240265321 BCX8\">Investments climbed by 6\u202fper\u202fcent to 3\u202fbillion <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240265321 BCX8\">euros<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW240265321 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:15922164,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n                            <li class=\"entry-content\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW216696756 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW216696756 BCX8\">Retail Germany up by 7.8 per cent, Retail International with revenue growth of 11.1 per cent\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW216696756 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:15922164,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n                            <li class=\"entry-content\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Travel and tourism continues its strong comeback following the pandemic with significant revenue growth of 24.6 per cent in 2023<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:15922164,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"myblock-wrapper block-my-text-block block-ingrid\" data-module-name=\"Headline Copy Link\">    <div class=\"textblock margin-row-inner\">\n        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n            \n            <p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cologne. Bolstered by its broad international positioning in retail, travel and tourism, convenience, the REWE Group produced another stable and successful business year in 2023. Total revenue clearly exceeded the mark of 92 billion euros \u2013 due in part to inflation. EBITA rebounded from the decline it experienced in 2022. The annual profit for the year totalled 736,2 million euros. The company\u2019s workforce increased by 1.3\u202fper\u202fcent to 389,270 employees. <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The company pressed ahead with its investment offensive, pouring 3 billion euros into its infrastructure, modernisation, digitalisation, innovation and sustainability \u2013 in short, into the customer wishes of tomorrow.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Like business years before it, 2023 was defined by a challenging geopolitical and economic environment: the impact of the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East, extreme weather conditions and natural disasters, unstable supply chains, price increases in all areas \u2013 logistics, transport and packaging in particular &#8211; were price drivers along with high inflation and the financial uncertainty that it caused among consumers. <q>Would we like for business conditions to be less challenging? Certainly. But wishing is not a productive management practice and standing on the sidelines when things get tough is not our style,<\/q> says Lionel Souque, CEO of REWE Group. <q>We are doing what our cooperative DNA tells us to do: Get to work. Make a difference. To safeguard the future.<\/q> The REWE Group performed well in 2023. The company initiated and successfully took key steps to strengthen its future competitiveness and generate continued long-range, healthy growth.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"myblock-wrapper block-my-text-block block-ingrid\" data-module-name=\"Headline Copy Link\">    <div class=\"textblock margin-row-inner\">\n        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"smaller\">Affordable prices for all customers remained a top priority in 2023 <\/h2>\n            <p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW247435974 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247435974 BCX8\">Not only <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247435974 BCX8\">German consumers remained extremely worried about the rising cost of living in 2023. Many had to \u2013 or wanted to \u2013 save money on food. <q>Affordable prices for all our customers were \u2013 and remain \u2013 a top priority,<\/q> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW247435974 BCX8\">Souque<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247435974 BCX8\"> said. <q>We also invested in our prices for 2023. Some of the negotiations with major international suppliers were very tough. During some of them, our aim was not to completely lose sight of what our mutual customers could and wanted to afford.<\/q> The CEO added that the company could not understand why key cost components were falling again, while prices <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247435974 BCX8\">failed to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247435974 BCX8\"> reflect these declines. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW247435974 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247435974 BCX8\">Since the peak at Easter 2023, inflation on our shelves has fallen continuously. Currently, there is no longer any inflation in our product ranges &#8211; across all our stores &#8211; and prices are even falling on a weighted basis.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW247435974 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"myblock-wrapper block-my-text-block block-ingrid\" data-module-name=\"Headline Copy Link\">    <div class=\"textblock margin-row-inner\">\n        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"smaller\">Increased focus on special deals, private labels and entry-level products <\/h2>\n            <p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\">The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\">high level<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\"> of price sensitivity among all consumer groups had a noticeable impact on shopping behaviour in 2023: Consumers increasingly turned to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\">special deals<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\">, private <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\">labels<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\"> and entry-level products. <q>We have set the right priorities and accents at REWE and PENNY. Customers have noticed and expressed their appreciation,<\/q> the CEO of the REWE Group said. <q>The supermarket and discount segments are performing very well. But there is an inflation factor involved in it.<\/q> Independent REWE retailers, a group that now <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\">comprises<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\"> 2,090 stores (increase of 2.5 per cent compared with 2022), also scored points with their special form of customer centricity and orientation. They generated a pleasing increase in revenue<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\"> of around 9 percent to 17.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\">4<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\"> billion euros<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\"> in the process: <q>They are and will remain a critically important factor in our success,<\/q> Lionel <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW214330737 BCX8\">Souque<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214330737 BCX8\"> said.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW214330737 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"myblock-wrapper block-my-text-block block-ingrid\" data-module-name=\"Headline Copy Link\">    <div class=\"textblock margin-row-inner\">\n        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"smaller\">Travel and tourism back on track for success with strong performance <\/h2>\n            <p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115329607 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115329607 BCX8\">The summer of 2023 was characterised by a great desire to travel across all source markets: <q>On the one hand, the pent-up demand for travel after the pandemic continues. On the other hand, many people have decided to treat themselves to a holiday and prefer to save money elsewhere if necessary. Our tourism division was excellently positioned for the sharp rise in interest in package holidays and the Europe-wide trend towards higher-quality holidays,<\/q> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW115329607 BCX8\">Souque<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115329607 BCX8\"> said in describing the pleasing revenue performance, which even exceeded the 2019 level in some cases. In addition to expanding the speciality travel segment, the DERTOUR Group continued to develop its strategic growth area of hotel business in 2023 by opening <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115329607 BCX8\">additional<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115329607 BCX8\"> hotels and investing in property.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW115329607 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"myblock-wrapper block-my-text-block block-ingrid\" data-module-name=\"Headline Copy Link\">    <div class=\"textblock margin-row-inner\">\n        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"smaller\">Bolstering competitiveness, systematically developing business segments  <\/h2>\n            <p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In 2023, ownership was also one of the focal points of the company\u2019s work to ensure long-term competitiveness: <q>We have placed a strong focus on more owner-occupied properties,<\/q> said REWE Group CFO Telerik Schischmanow. <q>This allows us to cushion the blow caused by rising rental costs, but also gives us more freedom to carry out additional green projects, things like renewable energies and electric charging stations.<\/q> The share of properties owned by the company increased further, making REWE Group one of the largest real-estate buyers and property developers in European food retailing last year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The cooperative REWE Group systematically continued its investment offensive in infrastructure, modernisation, digitalisation, innovation and sustainability in all of its markets during the past business year: In 2023, investments totalled 3 billion euros, one of the highest volumes in European retail. The funds were invested in the continued successful development of the business segments and the company\u2019s future competitiveness.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"myblock-wrapper block-my-text-block block-ingrid\" data-module-name=\"Headline Copy Link\">    <div class=\"textblock margin-row-inner\">\n        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"normal\">The REWE Group 2023 in numbers <\/h2>\n            <p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The REWE Group with a revenue plus of 8.9 per cent<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Total external revenue of the REWE Group climbed by 8.9 percent, rising from 84.8 billion euros to 92.3 billion euros. Germany generated a revenue increase of 7.8\u202fper\u202fcent to 63.2\u202fbillion euros (2022: 58.6 billion euros). International business increased by 11.3 per cent to 29.1 billion euros. The number of employees rose by 1.3 per cent to 389,270 in the past business year. Of this total, 284,758 (increase of 1.4 per cent) were employed in Germany and 104,512 (increase of 1.1 per cent) internationally.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Positive earnings trend<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Operating earnings EBITA rose by 25.6 per cent from 1.45 billion euros (2022) to 1.83 billion euros. The company\u2019s combined net profit for the year increased by 46.2 per cent from 503.5 million euros to 736.2 million euros.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">At the same time, the group further boosted its investment activities despite the crisis: Investments in property and intangible assets rose by around 200 million euros from 2.8 billion euros to 3.0 billion euros.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The REWE Group is planning investments of 3.0 billion euros this year too. Equity climbed by 6.9\u202fper\u202fcent from 9.4\u202fbillion euros to 10.0\u202fbillion\u202feuros.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Revenue development in 2023 of the REWE Group business segments and divisions<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Revenue of the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Retail Germany<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> business segment (REWE stores and PENNY) rose by 7.8\u202fper\u202fcent to 40.4 billion euros. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Retail International<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, with Austrian full-range stores (BILLA, BIPA, ADEG), CEE full-range stores (BILLA, IKI) and PENNY International, increased sales by 11.1 per cent (adjusted for currency effects: 10.5 per cent) to 19.2 billion euros.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Na<\/strong><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>tiona<\/strong>l full-range stores (REWE) <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">increased revenue by 7.7 per cent to 30.6 billion euros. This included the retail revenue of the REWE stores and wholesale revenue with retailers and other partners. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">International Full-Range Stores (Austrian full-range stores and CEE full-range stores)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> generated revenue of 11.5 billion euros, an increase of 7.5 per cent. The Austrian full-range stores (BILLA, BIPA and ADEG) contributed to this with revenue of 7.8 billion euros (increase of 6.7 per cent compared with 2022).\u202fIn the CEE full-range stores (BILLA, IKI), revenue climbed by 9\u202fper\u202fcent (adjusted for currency effects: 8.1 percent) to 3.8\u202fbillion euros.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">R<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">evenue generated by the 1,550 <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">REWE retailers<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> under the umbrella of the cooperative REWE Group increased by 8.9 per cent to 17.4 billion euros.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">PENNY Deutschland<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> increased revenue in the past business year by 8.6\u202fper\u202fcent to 9.5\u202fbillion euros.\u202fWhile the number of stores remained virtually unchanged at 2,123 (2022: 2,135), the number of customers once again increased significantly, climbing by 4.8 per cent to just fewer than 600 million.: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">PENNY International,\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">which operates as a typical national discounter in Italy, Austria, Romania, the Czech Republic and Hungary, boosted revenue by 17.1 per cent (adjusted for currency effects: 15.9 per cent) to 7.7 billion euros.\u202fOnce again, PENNY achieved the strongest growth in Romania, followed by Hungary and the Czech Republic, with a currency-adjusted increase in revenue of 25.4 per cent.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The revenue of the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Convenience<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> business segment, including the national and international business of the Lekkerland Group, rose by 6.1\u202fper\u202fcent to 15.1 billion euros.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Revenue generated by the\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">DYI Stores\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">business segment rose by 2.7 per cent to 2.5 billion compared with the previous year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Travel and Tourism<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> grew by 24.6 per cent in 2023, increasing invoiced revenue to EUR 7.2 billion.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"myblock-wrapper block-my-article-explainer\" data-module-name=\"Explainer\"><div class=\"article-explainer\">\n            <div\n    class=\"explainer-slider type-text expanded\"\n    data-module-name=\".article-explainer\"\n>\n    <div class=\"explainer-slider__header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n        <h2 class=\"explainer-slider__title\">About REWE Group<\/h2>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"explainer-slider__main\">\n        <div class=\"explainer-slider__slider slider-len-1\">\n            <ul class=\"rwgs__inner\">\n                                    <li class=\"explainer-slider__slide\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"explainer-slider__text-content entry-content\">\n                                <p>The cooperatively organized REWE Group is one of the leading trade and tourism groups in Germany and Europe. In 2025, the company generated a total external turnover of more than 100 billion euros. Founded in 1927, REWE Group operates with around 380,000 employees in 21 European countries.<\/p>\n<p>The sales lines include REWE, REWE CENTER, nahkauf and BILLA as well as ADEG supermarkets and consumer stores, the discounter PENNY, IKI, the drugstores BIPA and the toom Baumarkt DIY stores. The company also operates convenience stores REWE To Go, REWE express and the e-commerce activities REWE Liefer- and Abholservice as well as Zooroyal and Weinfreunde. The Lekkerland Group comprises the wholesale activities of the business group in the area of on-the-go consumption. Under the umbrella of DERTOUR Group, the Travel and Tourism division includes more than 2,000 travel agencies, tour operators as well as hotel brands and online travel portals.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"myblock-wrapper block-my-contact-person\" data-module-name=\"Kontaktperson\">        <div class=\"main-author__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"main-author\">\n            <div class=\"main-author__image\">\n                <div class=\"person-avatar f\">\n                    <div class=\"focused-image-container\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"focused-image\"\n        data-focus-x=\"0\"\n        data-focus-y=\"0\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.rewe-group.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ines-schurin-1-300x199.jpg\"\n        alt=\"ines-schurin\"\n                        loading=\"lazy\"\n            >\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"main-author__text\">\n                <h2 class=\"main-author__author-gender\">Contact<\/h2>                <p class=\"main-author__name\">\n                    Ines Juen                <\/p>\n\n                                    <p class=\"main-author__title\">Director Corporate Communications and Company Spokesperson REWE Group<\/p>\n                \n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"main-author__contact\">\n                                    <a href=\"tel:+49 221 149 1050\" class=\"main-author__contact-item phone\">+49 221 149 1050<\/a>\n                                                    <a href=\"mailto:presse@rewe-group.com\" class=\"main-author__contact-item\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                        presse@rewe-group.com                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-myblocks-section block-section section-bg-gray section-padding-top section-padding-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-myblocks-row-full-single row-full-single my-row-block row-full\"><div class=\"myblock-wrapper block-my-post-slider\" data-module-name=\"Relevant Content Collection\">    <div class=\"posts-slider\">\n    <div class=\"posts-slider__inner row-margin-single\">\n        <div class=\"posts-slider__header\">\n            <h2 class=\"posts-slider__title\">Read more<\/h2>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"posts-slider__slider\">\n            <ul class=\"rwgs__inner\">\n                                    <li class=\"posts-slider__slide medium\">\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser post-teaser_default bg-dark medium type-press_release\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.rewe-group.com\/en\/press-and-media\/newsroom\/press-releases\/despite-difficult-conditions-rewe-group-passes-100-billion-euro-revenue-mark-in-2025\/\"\n        class=\"post-teaser__inner text-focus\"\n        data-tracking=\"{&quot;event&quot;:&quot;click_teaser&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.rewe-group.com\\\/en\\\/press-and-media\\\/newsroom\\\/press-releases\\\/despite-difficult-conditions-rewe-group-passes-100-billion-euro-revenue-mark-in-2025\\\/&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;Despite difficult conditions: &lt;br&gt; REWE Group passes\\u00a0&lt;br&gt; 100 billion euro\\u00a0revenue mark in 2025\\u00a0&quot;,&quot;modul_name&quot;:&quot;.teaser-editorial&quot;}\"\n    >\n        <div\n            class=\"new-post-teaser__background-wrapper\"\n                    >\n                                            <div class=\"focused-image-container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        class=\"focused-image\"\n                        data-focus-x=\"-0.03\"\n                        data-focus-y=\"0.41\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.rewe-group.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rewe-group-bilanz-2025.jpg?t=2026061311\"\n                        alt=\"rewe-group-bilanz-2025\"\n                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                                            >\n                <\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"new-post-teaser__content-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"new-post-teaser__content-inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"new-post-teaser__type\">Press release<\/p>\n                                <div class=\"new-post-teaser__content\">\n                    <p class=\"post-teaser__note\">22 April 2026<\/p>\n                    <h3 class=\"post-teaser__title\">Despite difficult conditions: <br> REWE Group passes\u00a0<br> 100 billion euro\u00a0revenue mark in 2025\u00a0<\/h3>           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She is standing at a fruit and vegetable display in a supermarket.\"\n                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                         data-copyright=\"The picture shows Debora Agelidu. She is standing at a fruit and vegetable display in a supermarket. \u00a9REWE Group\" data-copyright-wrapper=\".post-teaser__inner\"                    >\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post-teaser__content-wrapper\">\n            <p class=\"post-teaser__type\">Story<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\n                <p class=\"post-teaser__note\">24 March 2026<\/p>\n                <h3 class=\"post-teaser__title\">&#8220;Counterquestion: Why should a woman hesitate?&#8221;<\/h3>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n            <button\n        type=\"button\"\n        class=\"btn-icon icon-add add2basket small\"\n        aria-label=\"add to collection\"\n        data-post-id=\"28147\"\n        data-blog-id=\"3\"\n        data-tracking=\"{&quot;event&quot;:&quot;click_add_to_collection&quot;,&quot;modul_name&quot;:&quot;.teaser-editorial&quot;,&quot;post_title&quot;:&quot;&amp;#8220;Counterquestion: Why should a woman hesitate?&amp;#8221;&quot;,&quot;post_type&quot;:&quot;post&quot;,&quot;post_category&quot;:&quot;Company&quot;}\"\n    ><\/button>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"posts-slider__slide medium\">\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser post-teaser_default medium type-press_release\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.rewe-group.com\/en\/press-and-media\/newsroom\/press-releases\/drive-by-shopping-rewe-now-also-offers-drivego\/\"\n        class=\"post-teaser__inner\"\n                data-tracking=\"{&quot;event&quot;:&quot;click_teaser&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.rewe-group.com\\\/en\\\/press-and-media\\\/newsroom\\\/press-releases\\\/drive-by-shopping-rewe-now-also-offers-drivego\\\/&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;Drive-by shopping: REWE now also offers Drive&amp;amp;Go&quot;,&quot;modul_name&quot;:&quot;.teaser-editorial&quot;}\"\n    >\n                                <div class=\"post-teaser__background-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"focused-image-container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        class=\"focused-image\"\n                        data-focus-x=\"0.00\"\n                        data-focus-y=\"0.00\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.rewe-group.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rewe-drive-go-euskirchen.jpg?t=2026061311\"\n                        alt=\"A person sits in the driver's seat of a car and holds a smartphone out of the window, while a REWE Drive&#038;Go employee outside holds out a device for scanning or payment. An open trunk compartment and a building with signage can be seen in the background.\"\n                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                         data-copyright=\"A person sits in the driver&#039;s seat of a car and holds a smartphone out of the window, while a REWE Drive&amp;Go employee outside holds out a device for scanning or payment. An open trunk compartment and a building with signage can be seen in the background. \u00a9Michael Breuer I Photokonzept\" data-copyright-wrapper=\".post-teaser__inner\"                    >\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post-teaser__content-wrapper\">\n            <p class=\"post-teaser__type\">Press release<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\n                <p class=\"post-teaser__note\">24 March 2026<\/p>\n                <h3 class=\"post-teaser__title\">Drive-by shopping: REWE now also offers Drive&amp;Go<\/h3>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n            <button\n        type=\"button\"\n        class=\"btn-icon icon-add add2basket small\"\n        aria-label=\"add to collection\"\n        data-post-id=\"28124\"\n        data-blog-id=\"3\"\n        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