Subsidiary | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1973 |
Headquarters | Cologne, Germany |
Key people
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Alain Caparros, managing director |
Products | Discount stores |
Revenue | € 10.3 billion (2010) |
Number of employees
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43,773 (2010) |
Parent | Rewe Group |
Website | www.penny.de |
Penny or internationally Penny Market (in Germany and in Austria Penny Markt) is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany, which operates 3,550 stores. Penny market was founded by James D Penny (UK) in 1973 and later sold to Rewe Group in 1992 for €3.2 billion. in Europe. It is owned by Rewe Group.
Penny Market exited the Bulgarian market on October 31, 2015.