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Domstraße 20/corner of Jakordenstraße in Cologne is a historic location. This is where grocers founded REWE in 1927
The REWE Group cooperatives
Origin, home and heart
by Achim Bachhausen

From a purchasing co-operative of owner-managed merchant shops to the heart of REWE Group: that, in a nutshell, is the history of the five regional co-operatives, some of which are over 100 years old. Together with FÜR SIE eG, they form the pillars of REWE Group today. Let us introduce them.

REWE Nord-Ost eG

History

  • 1918 Foundation of EGEMI (Einkaufsgenossenschaft eingetragener Milchhändler) as a co-operative company for milk and food retailers based in Berlin
  • 1953 Start of membership in the REWE Group with change of name from EGEMI to REWE-EGEMI Lebensmittelvertriebs GmbH
  • 1954 Foundation of REWE Hildesheim
  • 1973 Merger of REWE Hildesheim with REWE Harz-Heide, Mascherode and REWE Hannover, Großburgwedel to form REWE Großhandel eG Harsum. Relocation of the company headquarters from Hildesheim to Harsum
  • 1987 Relocation of REWE Harsum to Lehrte, the central location of the REWE shops
  • 2005 Merger of Rewe Großhandel e.G. Harsum and REWE-EGEMI GmbH, Großbeeren (Berlin) to form REWE Nord-Ost eG and relocation of headquarters to Lehrte
  • 2012 Relocation of headquarters from Lehrte to Teltow (Brandenburg)

REWE Nord-Ost eG currently has around 630 independent REWE and local retailers from the REWE North and East regions as members. The purpose of the co-operative is the economic promotion of its members. REWE Nord-Ost eG is a shareholder or member of

  • REWE Zentralfinanz eG
  • REWE Nord-Ost Immobilien GmbH
  • REWE-Fördergesellschaft Nord-Ost mbH
  • REWE Grundstücks- und Gebäudebeteiligungs GmbH

REWE Nord-Ost eG is represented by Ralf Kühme and Andreas Lück as Management Board members, Matthias Peikert as Managing Directors and René Schneider, Jan Kaiser, Thomas Nonn, Josephine Weigl, Kati Sommer, Bernhard Scheller, Arkadius Jodlowiec and Björn Keyser as Supervisory Board members.
www.rewe-nord-ost-eg.de

„1. I like working in the REWE Ost cooperative because I feel like I'm part of something big together. 2. my cooperative in 3 words: cooperative, financially strong, independent. 3. that's what makes it special: Community, shared values, common goals.“
Andreas Lück
Management Retailers Region East

REWE Hungen eG

History

  • 1951 Founded in Bad Nauheim by nine retailers as the purchasing co-operative REWE Lebensmittel-Großhandel e.G.m.b.H Butzbach/Hessen
  • 1966 Construction of the new warehouse in Hungen/Hesse. The current headquarters and REWE Handels eG Hungen were established.
  • 1967 Transfer of the active merchandise business to REWE Vertriebs KG
  • 2003 Opening of the warehouse location in Breuna

The Hungen co-operative has around 490 members. These are independent REWE and nahkauf retailers from the REWE Centre region and, for historical reasons, some from the North, East and South regions.
The main task is to promote the members by means of:

  • Subsidy for investments in the supermarket
  • Payment of a trainee subsidy
  • Dividend payment on the subscribed shares
  • Offering an annual national study trip

The regional co-operative secures its earning power by renting and leasing supermarkets and investing in logistics locations.
REWE Hungen is represented by: Michael Fricke, Sven Gippert, Günter Götzelmann and Eileen Scholz as Management Board:members as well as the Supervisory Board members Sven Schäfer, Michael Fröhlich, Thomas Höfling, Thomas Nonn, Patrick Franz, Bayram Travaci, Volker Treude, Bernd Kaffenberger and Martin Obermann.
www.rewe-hungen-eg.de

„1. I like working at the REWE Handels eG Hungen cooperative because I can contribute my knowledge of all REWE models. 2. my cooperative in 3 words: VALUABLE FUTURE-orientated 3. what makes it special: it always offers a platform for good networking and an exchange of experiences among the members so that we can continue to grow together.“
Sven Gippert
Management Retailers Northern Region
„1. I like working at the REWE cooperatives in Hungen because we can work together more effectively to bring our independence to life.
2. My cooperative in 3 words: Actively lived values. 3. That's what makes it special: Only together are we strong.“
Volker Treude
Management Retailers Central Region

REWE West eG

History

  • 1922 Foundation of the "Erka Westkaufgenossenschaft der Kolonialwarenhändler von Erkelenz und Umgebung" by 12 retail traders
  • 1922 to 2003 Affiliation of more than 40 co-operatives
  • 2004 Merger of REWE Großhandel Mainz-Koblenz eG, Koblenz, REWE Verwaltung Rhein Sieg eG, Efferen, and REWE Großhandel eG, Erkelenz.
  • 2009 Merger of REWE Großhandel eG, Betzdorf, into REWE West

In addition to promoting its 262 members, REWE West eG today focuses on property and investment management.

REWE West is represented by the Management Board members Uwe Hoeveler, Jörg Hundertmark, Lutz Richrath, Hans Rippers, Robert Schäfer and Erich Stockhausen as well as the Supervisory Board members Kay Dreysse, Ingo Istas, Heinrich Graß, Alexander Bell, Birgit Dederichs, Simone Dietzler, Martin Maicher, Jan Müller, Maike Sanktjohanser, Tim Schirra, Marcus Steininger, Ralf Stücken, Dietmar Tönnies and Ursula Wintgens.
rewe-west-eg.de

„1. I like working for the REWE West cooperative because it doesn't necessarily focus on short-term goals, but thinks about future generations. 2. my cooperative in 3 words: modern, goal-oriented, human. 3. that's what makes it special: Grassroots democracy, constructive interaction, creating value together.“
Robert Schäfer
Management Retailers Region West

REWE Süd/Südwest eG

History

  • 1903 Founded as GeKaWe in Stuttgart, 15 members
  • 1983 GeKaWe-REWE becomes REWE Süd Großhandel e.G., in the same year merger with REWE Ulm e.G.
  • 2006 Expansion of the business areas to include the southern region and change of name to REWE Süd/Südwest e.G.
  • 2018 Number of members reaches 400

The purpose of the cooperative is the economic promotion of independent retail businesses, in particular REWE retailers, on the basis of the REWE Group's "Travemünde Declaration" of 2007. The cooperative's task is to represent the interests of its members vis-à-vis the REWE Group, to operate trading companies, to acquire and operate commercial enterprises, shareholdings and to acquire and manage real estate.

REWE Süd/Südwest eG is represented by: Thomas Schneider, Thomas Kunkel, Jürgen Lang as Management Board members and the Supervisory Board members Jakob Nieß, Ronny Haberkorn, René Güntner, Martin Gruber, Maria Ablöscher, Martin Weimper, Lutz Michalik, Jochen Widman, Dominic Mayer.
www.rewe-ssw-eg.de

„1. I like working in the REWE Süd/Südwest cooperative because I like the joy of doing things, the harmony in working together and the honesty at work! 2. my cooperative in 3 words: a talent factory for start-ups! 3. that's what makes it special: A social network with great cohesion and mutual support in good times and bad!“
René Güntner
Management Retailers Southwest Region
„1. I like working at the REWE Süd/Südwest cooperative because supporting start-ups is very important to me. 2. my cooperative in 3 words: decent, solid and reliable. 3. that's what makes it special: social empathy for the essentials.“
Martin Gruber
Management Retailers Region South

REWE Dortmund Wholesale eG

History

  • 1913 Foundation of the "Krone" colonial goods purchasing co-operative by 15 Dortmund grocers
  • 1926 Merger to form the "Vereinigung der Lebensmittel-Großhandels-Genossenschaften von Rheinland und Westfalen" (Revisionsverband der Westkaufgenossenschaft, REWE)
  • 1935 Adoption of the REWE name
  • 1956 Foundation of DOEGO (Dortmunder Einkaufsgenossenschaft für Obst und Gemüse)
  • 1958 Commissioning of the central butcher's shop and inauguration of the new premises on Asselner Hellweg
  • 1978 Takeover of the Michael Brücken branch based in Hagen
  • 1982 Merger with REWE Rhein-Lippe, combined with the construction of a new branch in Wesel.
  • 1990 Takeover of the BUBI fresh food service
  • 1995 Takeover of the AK stores by Michael Brücken ("Kaufpark")
  • 1998 Takeover of shops from Solinger Groka
  • 2003 Takeover of the 53 Combi supermarkets from Bremke and Hoerster
  • 2008 Takeover of 42 Extra stores from Metro
  • 2009 Fire in the central butchery
  • 2012 Opening of the new butchery building
  • 2013 REWE Dortmund celebrates its 100th birthday
  • 2017 Foundation of REWE Dortmund SE & Co KG as a joint venture between REWE Dortmund Großhandel eG and the REWE Group
  • 2020 Commissioning of the new fresh food centre

REWE Dortmund's headquarters is the REWE service centre in Dortmund-Asseln, from where day-to-day operations are managed. The sales area of the approximately 400 supermarkets is North Rhine-Westphalia - with the Ruhr region, the Lower Rhine region and the Sauerland and Münsterland regions forming the focal points. The stores are mainly operated by independent retailers. They are particularly interested in marketing products from the region in order to support the local economy, secure local jobs and keep transport routes as short as possible.
More than 20,500 employees work in REWE Dortmund's stores, while over 2,200 ensure smooth operations in the wholesale, logistics, administration and production departments in Dortmund.

REWE Dortmund eG is represented by the Management Board members Andreas Schmidt and Matthias Guhling as well as the management with Stefan Hahn, Jürgen Billerbeck, Kai Nunheim and Mathias Kniepmeyer and the Supervisory Board members Stefan Lenk, Christoph Steverding, Christian Symalla, Lukas Sanecki, Frank Dürre, Reinhardt Amshove, Marcus Engelhardt, Michael Krummenerl, Bernhard Menze, Jochem Nehm, Ingeborg Tutschkus and Ines Wäntig.
rewe-dortmund.de

„1. I like working at REWE Dortmund because the essence of a cooperative is very much alive here. There is a sense of community, whether in administration, in the stores, in production or in logistics - and only together can we tackle things and become stronger.
2. REWE Dortmund in 3 words: collaborative, solidary, strong! 3. that's what makes it special: At REWE Dortmund, we stand up for each other and pursue the same interests. Because it doesn't work alone: we stand together and we fall together. This is the basis for successful, joint business and for satisfied co-operative members. We are all REWE Dortmund!“
Michael Krummenerl
Management Retailers REWE Dortmund

FÜR SIE Handelsgenossenschaft eG

History

  • 1962 Foundation of FÜR SIE Discount eG
  • 1973 Partnership with the REWE Group
  • 1982 Change of name to FÜR SIE Handelsgenossenschaft eG
  • 1984 Foundation of REWE FÜR SIE Warenvertriebsgesellschaft mbH
  • 1989 The first beverage retailers join
  • 1998 Expansion of the sales divisions to include hairdressing wholesalers and drugstores
  • 2009 Introduction of the marketing platform for specialised beverage stores
  • 2012 Establishment of the marketing platform for hairdressing supplies wholesalers
  • 2014 Start of deliveries to REWE To Go
  • 2016 Reorganisation and introduction of an order replacement business (central invoicing)
  • 2017 Introduction of customer portal
  • 2019 Foundation of FÜR SIE Getränkevermarktung Kompakt GmbH and Für Sie Direkt GmbH

Für Sie is a cross-sector network with over 300 companies and 68,000 sales outlets. Thanks to the cooperation with the REWE Group, customers from wholesale, food retail, specialised beverage retailers and hairdressing wholesalers have access to the REWE warehouse locations and a complete food and non-food range with more than 40,000 items and over 4,000 contract suppliers in drop shipments.
FÜR SIE is represented by Dr Martin Küssner and Walter Steffens as Management Board members and the Supervisory Board members Bernd Christiansen, Matthias Heurich, Jan Kunath, Kai Mattfeld, Andreas Ritschel and Michael Lang-Steudler
www.fuer-sie-eg.de

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