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Shopping in Germany - The Edeka Group is the largest German supermarket corporation, currently holding a market share of 26%. Founded in 1898, it consists today of several cooperatives of independent supermarkets all operating under the umbrella organisation Edeka Zentrale AG & Co KG, headquartered in Hamburg. There are approximately 4,100 stores with the Edeka nameplate that range from small corner stores to hypermarts.
Operational names of these stores include: Edeka nah und gut ("close and good") - stores up up to 400m² (4300 sq ft), mostly found in smaller municipalities, Edeka aktiv markt ("active mart") - mostly privately run supermarkets between 400m² and 800m² (4300 - 8600 sq ft), mostly located in outlying neighborhoods and villages, Edeka neukauf - privately or centrally managed stores between 800m² and 2000m² (8600 - 21,500 sq ft), Edeka center (E-Center) - hypermarkets between 2000m² and 5000m² (21,500 - 54,000 sq ft), Edeka C&C Großmarkt (Mios) (cash & carry), Edeka Großverbraucherservice (for commercial customers) and Edeka NP-Markt.