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Vollcorner challenges Edeka’s planned takeover of Tegut stores
Munich organic retailer Vollcorner has challenged Germany’s approval of Edeka’s planned takeover of 178 Tegut supermarkets and other business units.
The challenge focuses especially on about 15 Tegut stores in Munich, where Vollcorner already runs 21 organic markets.
The company says the deal could raise competition concerns and is reportedly interested in some of the locations.
The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court will now examine whether Edeka may take over the stores.
Germany’s competition authority has already barred Edeka from buying 24 Tegut stores, mostly in Hesse, and Migros is seeking other buyers for them.
Migros Zurich is selling Tegut as part of its withdrawal from the German market after years of losses.
Vollcorner’s challenge could delay or partly block the sale, but it has not yet applied to suspend the deal while the case is reviewed.
Vollcorner has appealed the German Federal Cartel Office’s approval of Edeka’s planned takeover of most Tegut stores.
The Munich organic supermarket chain says the takeover of about 15 Tegut locations in Munich raises competition concerns.
The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court will review whether Edeka may take over 178 Tegut stores and other business units.
Migros Zurich plans to leave the loss-making German market through the sale.
The appeal could delay or partly prevent the sale, but no suspensive effect has been requested.
- Who
- Munich organic retailer Vollcorner filed the appeal against the clearance. Edeka is the planned buyer, and Migros Zurich is the seller.
- What
- Vollcorner is challenging approval of Edeka’s planned takeover of 178 Tegut stores and other business units.
- When
- The report was published on October 12, 2026. Migros announced its planned withdrawal in mid-March.
- Where
- The appeal will be reviewed by the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court. Vollcorner’s main competition concern relates to about 15 Tegut locations in Munich.
- Why
- Vollcorner considers the takeover of the Munich stores problematic for competition.
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Migros Zurich announced it would withdraw from the German market after 14 years.
The Federal Cartel Office approved the takeover but barred Edeka from acquiring 24 Tegut stores, mostly in Hesse, over competition concerns.
Vollcorner’s appeal against the takeover approval was reported, sending the matter to the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court for review.
- Planned takeover
- 178 Tegut stores and other business units
- Munich stores at issue
- About 15 Tegut locations
- Vollcorner
- 21 organic supermarkets and about 400 employees in Munich
- Stores excluded from Edeka deal
- 24 Tegut stores, mostly in Hesse
- Tegut workforce
- About 7,400 employees
- Migros’s announced maximum loss
- €600 million
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