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	Kaufland goes to small cities \| ZF English \| Ziarul Financiar
		According to Gunter Grieb, general manager of Kaufland, competition is not as fierce in smaller Romanian cities.
		On average, investment in each new Kaufland outlet amounts to 10m euros, which includes the price of the plot of land, as well as the 4-5m euros spent for in the construction of the building, according to the data published by the company.
		Kaufland was the most dynamic retail network this year, increasing its sales area by more than five times.
	www.zf.ro /articol_105261/kaufland_goes_to_small_cities_.html (790 words)

	Kaufland Romania [EBRD - Project Summary Document]
		EBRD supports regional expansion of Kaufland Romania [Press Release]
		The proposed project is the second in a regional co-operation to finance the Schwarz Group’s strategic expansion of its Kaufland discounting hypermarket format in Central and Eastern Europe.
		Kaufland Romania s.r.l., a company organised and existing under the laws of Romania, and part of the Schwarz Group (the Sponsor), a privately held company based in Germany.
	www.ebrd.com /projects/psd/psd2006/36710.htm (680 words)

	Kaufland aims big in Bulgaria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Currently Kaufland is battling it out with German competitor Hit which is also planning to expand in Bulgaria.
		However Kaufland’s strategic plan is the most advanced with its planning for a number of new store openings already in full swing.
		Kaufland is also present in the Czech Republic, Croatia and Poland, where its plans for expansion are more advanced.
	www.foodanddrinkeurope.com /news/news-NG.asp?id=50752 (610 words)

	PMR - Polish Market - Construction - Kaufland to spend €240m on developing chain in Poland
		Kaufland Polska, the discount hypermarket owner, is planning to spend €240m on expanding its chain of outlets in Poland.
		Kaufland is planning to concentrate mainly on small and medium-sized cities.
		Kaufland is one of the 10 largest retail firms in Europe.
	www.polishmarket.com /next.php?id=13640 (203 words)

	Business
		German retail group Kaufland will invest EUR 3 million in the construction of a hypermarket in the town of Yambol.
		Representatives of Kaufland announced that construction works will be launched as early as the beginning of next year.
		Kaufland has bought a site and is to start the construction of a hypermarket in the town of Haskovo.
	www.amcham.bg /amcham?s=001&p=0015&n=000196&g= (199 words)

	Kaufland Slovenska Republika
		Kaufland ponúka veľmi širokú škálu potravín – produkty od regionálnych dodávateľov, bioprodukty aj značkový tovar.
		OD Kaufland tiež ponúka veľmi atraktívne a cenovo zaujímavé, napr.
		Zákaznicke záruky a služby dokazujú, že v OD Kaufland je spokojnosť zákazníkov na prvom mieste.
	www.kaufland-online.sk /Site/start.htm (133 words)

	Dnevnik a.m. - The news@8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		German discount retailer Kaufland, a Schwarz Group company, is expected to wrap by the end of the month the negotiations on the purchase of a local outlet owned by Turkish peer Ramstore.
		The news was confirmed for Dnevnik by Kaufland representatives.
		Kaufland already operates hypermarkets in Sofia's Mladost and Drujba residential districts.
	news.dnevnik.bg /print.php?id=9538 (182 words)

	Welcome to FreshPlaza
		The Lidl and Schwarz group has this week opened its first store in Romania, a Kaufland compact hypermarket in the capital Bucharest.
		Newspaper reports suggest that this will be the first of five Kaufland compact hypermarkets that the group will open in different towns across Romania during the remainder of 2005.
		Kaufland plans to operate a portfolio of 40 stores within the next three to five years, and a central distribution centre in Ploiesti.
	www.freshplaza.com /2005/17okt/rn2_ro_kaufland.htm (84 words)

	News - Real estate news and reports at Eurisko
		The first investment of this specific type, Kaufland power center, will be built in district 3, on a 3,5 ha location which is the former location of a Gerovital cosmetic plant.
		Kaufland Power Center will be built in single-floored halls, with areas varying from 100 to 3000 sqm.
		Kaufland has big plans at national level and recently announced the growth of the extension target from 40 to 50 shops.
	www.eurisko.ro /index.php?id=4&art=320&L=0 (905 words)

	Romanian Daily » Retail (Department&Discount) » Kaufland enters Romanian retail trade market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Germany’s Kaufland Company, part of LidandSchwartz, is aiming to become a leader on the Romanian food retail market, after it opens today its first local shop, a discount hypermarket in Bucharest City.
		The expansion pace set by Kaufland is 15-20 shops a year, with each such shop covering 3-4,000 square metres on average and entailing an investment of between EUR 8 and 10 M. The German company has targeted the cities of over 100,000 people all over Romania.
		“Kaufland’s total investment in Romania in three-four years will exceed EUR 300 M, which will include the funds needed to build a central warehouse in Ploiesti,” Grieb said.
	romaniandaily.ro /cat76588/art4939929523 (320 words)

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		Kauflandâs appearance in a town that previously had only discount shops, small local groceries and traditional farmersâ markets is part of the most noticeable trend in Polish retailing: chains are moving aggressively into smaller towns from the largest cities where retail competition is already very fierce.
		The most aggressive hypermarket retailer is Kaufland, owned by Germanyâs Lidl & Schwarz, which entered the market only in 2002 and a year later had 25 stores.
		Kauflandâs success is based on its discount hypermarket format, which has a more restricted range of choice than upmarket chains but at very low prices.
	courses.wcupa.edu /rbove/eco343/040Compecon/Centeur/centeur/040921report7.txt (1017 words)

	InvestRomania - Today's news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Bucharest, December 15 (InvestRomania): On December 14 a new Kaufland hypermarket was opened in Ploiesti.
		The investment for this third Kaufland hypermarket in Romania is worth EUR 9mln.
		Kaufland is operating after the principle “everything under one roof”, offering various products, from K-Classic to branded products.
	www.investromania.ro /news/news.php?tid=593&aid=2989 (192 words)

	German concern heads East - Food Retailing - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included Eurofood - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Kaufland is the second largest hypermarket operator in Germany behind Real (Metro), and plans to extend its presence into Poland and Croatia.
		Kaufland is pushing ahead its advance East following the success of its activities in the Czech Republic and neighbouring Slovakia.
		Kaufland's rapid expansion in Eastern Europe will make its competitors sit up and take notice, although its entrance into Poland will put Kaufland up against some of the big names in European food retail, including the French concerns Auchan and Carrefour, compatriot firm Real and UK supermarket group Tesco.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0DQA/is_2001_Nov_22/ai_80678083 (315 words)

	Kaufland România
		Kaufland oferă o gamă largă de produse alimentare achiziţionate de la producători internaţionali cât şi de la producători autohtoni.
		Kaufland oferă, de asemenea, produse atractive la preţuri convenabile din domeniile menaj, sticlărie, porţelan, textile, electrice, papetarie, jucării, articole de sezon şi pentru petrecerea timpului liber, la care se adaugă oferte speciale săptămânale.
		Deosebita amabilitate a angajaţilor, cât şi multiplele garanţii şi servicii arată că la Kaufland se pune foarte mult accentul pe satisfacţia clienţilor săi.
	www.kaufland.ro /Site/start.htm (168 words)

	Kaufland Bulgaria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Хипермаркетите Kaufland предлагат широка гама от хранителни продукти от регионални производители, както и екологични и маркови продукти.
		Kaufland гарантира ежедневна свежест и високо качество на страхотни цени.
		Kaufland държи не само на високото качеството и ниски цени, но и на перфектното обслужване.
	www.kaufland.bg /Site/start.htm (122 words)

	Kaufland is coming - Business news
		This was announced after a meeting on August 11 in Sofia between Deputy Economy Minister Radoslav Bozadjiev and Bruno Fergen of the Kaufland board of directors.
		According to an Economy Ministry media statement, when Kaufland announced their investment plans for Bulgaria in spring 2004, they said they would build 30 supermarkets worth 200 million euro in total.
		Fergen said he hopes that Kaufland will be among the first strategic investors certified under the new act.
	www.sofiaecho.com /article/kaufland-is-coming/id_9878/catid_23 (817 words)

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		KAUFLAND supermarket in Pardubice, upgrade of electrical installation and selling area lighting, amounting to 569 296,- CZK.
		Vítkovice hospital of Blessed Maria-Antonia, supply and installation of motor generator, supply and installation of the equipment for the Vascular Intervention Centre and Intensive Care Centre, amounting to 5 511 813,- CZK.
		KAUFLAND shopping centre in Frýdek-Místek - electrical installations and supplies of temporary site works, transformer station, street lighting, H.V. cables dislocation, amounting to 1 016 000,- CZK.
	www.trimr.cz /odkaz7/odkaz7_eng.htm (2503 words)

	LZ \| NET - News/Web+Tech News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Kaufland has plans "to increase the digital data transfer significantly".
		Nowadays Kaufland claims to handle already 70 per cent of the invoice receipt volume and around 20 per cent of the order volume via EDI.
		At the same time Kaufland uses the EDI messages for dispatch notifications ("Desadv") and goods receipts messages ("Recadv") in a pilot test.
	english.lz-net.de /news/webtechnews/pages/showmsg.prl?id=4244 (658 words)

	Kaufland Polska Markety Sp.Z.o.o. Sp.K. [EBRD - Project Summary Document]
		In accordance with the disclosure requirements in EBRD’s Environmental Policy for B-level projects, an environmental review summary for the project was available at Kaufland Polska’s headquarters for public review and comment and a notice hereto was given t by the Sponsor through a Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyboecza Komunikaty on December 7th 2004.
		The company is required to observe applicable Polish laws and standards on employment, as well as standards consistent with the Conventions of the International Labour Organisation relating to the employment of children and young people, discrimination at work, and forced labour.
		The Bank has been in contact with both NLI and Kaufland Polska management in relation to the actions taken by the Company, and results of NLI inspections undertaken in first half of 2006 indicate that there are only minor non compliance issues.
	www.ebrd.com /projects/psd/psd2004/35339.htm (756 words)

	Kaufland to Open Stores Worth 300 M Euros in Bulgaria - Standart / Стандaрт
		German retail group Kaufland Stiftung & Co KG is expected to invest 300 million euros in at least 40 supermarkets in this country.
		Bruno Fergen commented he hoped Kaufland to be among the first strategic investors, certified under the new Act.
		Kaufland aspired for making investments in this country as early as spring 2004.
	www.standartnews.com /archive/2004/08/12/english/business (243 words)

	Kaufland buys into Bulgaria - Business news
		During the preliminary talks, representatives from Kaufland reportedly demanded a central city location of 18 decares, on which the building and parking for more than 200 cars would be situated.
		Experts say that the increasing interest of chains such as Kaufland and the French Carrefour have been prompted by the flying start of Billa.
		Experts predicted that Kaufland's pilot project in Shoumen would be a test for a potential further expansion in the bigger cities in the country.
	www.sofiaecho.com /article/kaufland-buys-into-bulgaria/id_6616/catid_23 (566 words)

	Kaufland Česká Republika
		Kaufland otevírá v Lounech a nabízí 70 pracovních míst
		Kaufland otevírá v Ostravě a nabízí 151 pracovních míst
		OD Kaufland je pro 18, 3 procent zákazníkù nejoblíbenějším místem nákupu!
	www.kaufland-online.cz /Site/Spolecnost/Kaufland_v_tisku/Archiv/index.htm (72 words)

	Pmr Ltd - print article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Kaufland Polska, the Polish subsidiary of the Schwarz Group and operator of the Kaufland discount hypermarket chain, is planning to spend €240m on further expansion in Poland.
		Following its successful experience in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Croatia, Kaufland intends to focus on expansion in Poland, where it already runs over 50 hypermarkets, primarily in small and medium sized towns.
		This information was disclosed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which is considering a loan of up to €160m (including syndication and parallel loans) for the partial financing of the project.
	www.ceeretail.com /print.php?id=13596 (172 words)

	Bulgaria Sees 1st Kaufland "Targets"
		Gemany's retail group Kaufland Stiftung and Co KG will invest EUR 300 M in the construction of over 40 supermarkets in Bulgaria.
		Bruno Fergen, member of Kaufland Stiftung and Co KG management body had a meeting with the chief of the Bulgarian Agency for Foreign Investments Pavel Ezekiev to discuss the needed certificates for the launch of the major project.
		Kaufland is one of three German retail groups that plan to step on the Bulgarian market, rivalling Billa and Metro hypermarkets, which have already gained good positions in the country.
	www.novinite.com /view_news.php?id=38016 (311 words)

	Schwartz finally set for Bulgarian market entry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		After years of delays, the first Kaufland outlets are due to open next year, helped by new investment incentives from the Bulgarian government, writes Chris Jones.
		The latest move will see Schwartz begin construction of a new Kaufland store in the city of Montana, north western Bulgaria, due to open by the end of 2005, at a cost of 3.5 million.
		But the rollout of the Kaufland banner in Bulgaria has been frequently delayed, according to analysts at M+M Planet Retail.
	www.foodproductiondaily.com /news/printNewsBis.asp?id=55988 (784 words)

	experience report pedestrian zone
		Although the building is situated on the main street and the store, which is/was in it belonged to chain store they stayed just a relatively short time.
		Next to the food center KAUFLAND offers a lot of different smaller stores (for further information take a look at "Interview with KAUFLAND").
		Since the opening of KAUFLAND many smaller stores have already had to close, because they couldn´t handle this change.
	www2.altenforst.de /projekte/cyberf/arexp.htm (433 words)

	Czech and Slovak CiJ - Archive story: Further delays at Vypich commercial center project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Originally, two huge warehouse retail units (Kaufland and Hornbach) along with an expansive parking lot were to be built on the land, which the investor leased from the city for 99 years.
		At the request of Prague 6, on whose land the center was to be built, the project was reduced so that only the western end of the parcel would be developed, with the remainder landscaped as a green area.
		An archway placed over the front entrance, for instance, will help dispel the typical character of their buildings." The main façade on Bělohorská Street will be given a sense of rhythm with window openings; for display purposes on ground level, but rather atypically, for aesthetic value on the upper levels.
	construction.cz /eng/story.asp?ArtUniqueNo=080508 (850 words)

	K3's Astronomy - Light Pollution
		In September 9th, 2004 a new shopping center (Kaufland) was opened about 0.5km far from our block of flats.
		The glow behind the building is caused by waste lights of Kaufland.
		About half of light produced in the night comes from the awful metal tower (on the left side).
	www.pk3.org /Astro/light_pollution.htm (232 words)

	LZ \| NET - Retailers/Company Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The hypermarkets, which fly the Kaufland and Handelshof flags, are considered extremely aggressive when it comes to prices.
		The other members are from the board of either Kaufland or Lidl Stiftung or from outside of the company.
		The idea behind the reorganisation is to "preserve the group's dynamics and, at the same time, ensure its future," says Schwarz describes.
	english.lz-net.de /retailers/companyprofiles/pages/show.prl?id=97&backtourl=top30retailers-europe (642 words)

	Kaufland: 120m-euro capital increase \| ZF English \| Ziarul Financiar
		ZF » ZF English » Kaufland: 120m-euro capital increase
		The Kaufland store network has increased its share capital by some 120 million euros (420.5 million RON), to 273 million euros (957.9 million RON), according to information published in the Official Gazette.
		According to the general manager, the average investment per store opened will be of 10 million euros, targeting hypermarket locations with sales areas of 3,000 to 5,000 square metres.
	www.zf.ro /articol_103974/kaufland__120m_euro_capital_increase.html (393 words)

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