REWE Group


The REWE Group is a German diversified retail and tourism co-operative group based in Cologne, Germany. The name REWE comes from Revisionsverband der Westkauf-Genossenschaften", meaning "Western Buying Co-operatives Auditing Association". The most important companies under the umbrella of the REWE Group operate under the REWE-Zentral AG and REWE-Zentralfinanz eG names. The basis of the co-operative trade group consists of a network of independent retailers. In the 2017 financial year, the REWE Group had total external sales of €57.8 billion. The REWE Group is the second largest supermarket chain in Germany behind EDEKA.

Divisions

Trading

DER Touristik is the tourism division of Rewe Group:
In June 2015 DER acquired Kuoni Travel's European tour operations.

Country ranking in 2006

In 2013, the REWE Group founded a subsidiary named , which is responsible for all strategic online activities. The group also acquired the ecommerce platform vendor and , a commerce website for animal food and pet supplies.

Cassis de Dijon

In 1979, Rewe won a significant case in the European Court of Justice, the Cassis de Dijon case.