Kaufland

Kaufland
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1984 (1984)
HeadquartersNeckarsulm, Germany
Number of locations
1,530 (October 2023)
Area served
Germany, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia
ProductsHypermarkets
Revenue34.2 billion (2023)
Number of employees
155,000 (2023)
ParentSchwarz Gruppe
Websitewww.kaufland.com

Kaufland ([ˈkaʊ̯flant]) is a German hypermarket chain, part of the Schwarz Gruppe which also owns Lidl. The hypermarket directly translates to English as "buy-land." It opened its first store in 1984 in Neckarsulm and quickly expanded to become a major chain in what was formerly West Germany. It operates over 1,500 stores in Germany, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova.