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Food & Grocery Retail in Germany

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  • 41 Pages
  • October 2025
  • Region: Germany
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 6017592
Food & Grocery Retail in Germany industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • The food & grocery retail market is segmented into household products, tobacco, food, and drinks. Market value refers to retail sales.
  • The German food & grocery retail market recorded revenues of $353.1 billion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The food segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $233.9 billion, equivalent to 66.2% of the market's overall value.
  • In 2024, Germany accounted for a 14.9% share of the European food & grocery retail market.

Report Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the food & grocery retail market in Germany
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the food & grocery retail market in Germany
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key food & grocery retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Germany food & grocery retail market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the Germany food & grocery retail market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the Germany food & grocery retail market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Germany food & grocery retail market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up Germany's food & grocery retail market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
4.3. Market distribution
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.3. What are the strengths of leading players?
7.4. What are the recent developments?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Edeka Zentrale AG & Co KG
8.2. REWE Group
8.3. Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG
8.4. Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co oHG
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Germany food & grocery retail market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: Germany food & grocery retail market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: Germany food & grocery retail market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: Germany food & grocery retail market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: Germany food & grocery retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 6: Germany food & grocery retail market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 7: Edeka Zentrale AG & Co KG: Key Facts
Table 8: Edeka Zentrale AG & Co KG: Key Employees
Table 9: REWE Group: Key Facts
Table 10: REWE Group: Key Employees
Table 11: Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG: Key Facts
Table 12: Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG: Key Employees
Table 13: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co oHG: Key Facts
Table 14: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co oHG: Key Employees
Table 15: Germany Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 16: Germany Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 17: Germany GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 18: Germany Inflation, 2020-24
Table 19: Germany Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 20: Germany Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Germany food & grocery retail market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: Germany food & grocery retail market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 3: Germany food & grocery retail market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: Germany food & grocery retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 5: Germany food & grocery retail market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the food & grocery retail market in Germany, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the food & grocery retail market in Germany, 2024
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the food & grocery retail market in Germany, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the food & grocery retail market in Germany, 2024
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the food & grocery retail market in Germany, 2024
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the food & grocery retail market in Germany, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Edeka Zentrale AG & Co KG
  • REWE Group
  • Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG
  • Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co oHG