Kaufland

Infobox Company
company_name = Kaufland
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company_type = German Multi-National
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foundation = 1984
location = Neckarsulm, Germany
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industry = Retail
products = Discount hypermarkets
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homepage = [http://www.kaufland.com www.kaufland.com]

Kaufland is a German hypermarket chain part of the same group as Lidl and Handelshof. It opened its first store in 1984 in Neckarsulm and quickly expanded to become a leader in what was formerly East Germany.The chain operates over 800 stores in Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia.

Countries with Kaufland branches

* Germany

* Poland

* Bulgaria

* Romania

* Slovakia

* Croatia

* Czech Republic

In Romania, Kaufland has 32 hypermarkets throughout the country, with three stores in Iaşi, with two stores in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timişoara and with one store each in Alba Iulia, Arad, Baia Mare, Bistriţa, Braşov, Constanţa, Focşani, Galaţi, Hunedoara, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Piatra Neamţ, Piteşti, Ploieşti, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Roman, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Târgu Jiu, Târgu Mureş, Târgovişte, Turda and Zalău.

The chain opened its first store in Bulgaria in the beginning of 2006 and as of 2008 has 18 stores in 14 cities, with four in Sofia,two in Rousse, and one each in Plovdiv, Varna, Blagoevgrad,Dobrich, Montana, Sliven, Yambol, Haskovo, Vratsa, Shumen, Pernik and Pleven. Other outlets are in construction.

External links

* [http://www.kaufland.de Kaufland Germany]
* [http://www.kaufland.bg Kaufland Bulgaria]
* [http://www.kaufland.hr Kaufland Croatia]
* [http://www.kaufland.pl Kaufland Poland]
* [http://www.kaufland.ro Kaufland Romania]
* [http://www.kaufland-online.sk Kaufland Slovakia]