What Globus SB-Warenhaus Holding does

Globus SB-Warenhaus Holding is a privately held German retail company headquartered in Sankt Wendel, Saarland, operating a multi-format portfolio anchored by approximately 67 Markthallen-style hypermarkets across Germany. The holding also encompasses the Globus Baumarkt home-improvement chain and the GLOBUS Tschechien subsidiary in the Czech Republic, and reports a workforce of more than 10,000 employees. Founded in 1828, the group is structured as a GmbH & Co. KG with no public funding rounds or external investors disclosed.

The Markthallen carry a broad general-merchandise assortment — groceries and fresh foods (deli, bakery, produce, meat counters), household goods, electronics, and textiles — augmented by co-located services such as in-store restaurants, fuel stations, and car washes at selected locations. The company operates a layered loyalty stack combining its proprietary mein GLOBUS card with the PAYBACK coalition, the Weltentdecker children's club, and the Vereinskarte association-discount card. A regional-sourcing program branded "Gutes von Hier" differentiates the assortment through local producers, while pre-order services extend the deli and gift-basket business into planned-occasion purchases.

The digital layer centres on the Mein GLOBUS mobile app, which integrates Scan & Go self-checkout, the Digitaler Kassenbon (digital receipt) function, the Tankeschön fuel-discount benefit, and loyalty-card functionality. Revenue mechanics are primarily transactional retail across grocery, non-food, fuel, and DIY verticals, supplemented by service fees (car wash, restaurant), loyalty-partner economics through PAYBACK, and Czech Republic operations. The group is privately held and does not disclose consolidated revenue, headcount trend, or capital structure.

Name

Globus SB-Warenhaus Holding

Legal name

GLOBUS Markthallen Holding GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://globus.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1828

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Globus SB-Warenhaus Holding is a privately held German retail group operating approximately 67 Markthallen hypermarkets, Globus Baumarkt DIY stores, and GLOBUS Tschechien, serving general consumers with groceries, fresh foods, household goods, electronics, textiles, and co-located fuel and restaurant services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hypermarket Retail

NAICS

Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) (44511), Grocery and Convenience Retailers (4451), All Other General Merchandise Retailers (455219)

SIC

Retail-Grocery Stores (5411), Retail-Misc General Merchandise Stores (5399), Retail-Food Stores (5400), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Grocery & Food Omnichannel (CRAFAEAE)

Keywords

• Hypermarket retail
• Fresh food retail
• Grocery retail
• Loyalty programs
• Fuel retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Sankt Wendel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales: GLOBUS generates revenue through physical retail sales at hypermarket locations, offering fresh foods, groceries, non-food items, and in-store dining. The model includes multiple revenue streams within each store: fresh food counters (butcher, bakery, fish, cheese), general merchandise, fuel stations, car wash facilities, and restaurants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GLOBUS operates a network of approximately 67 hypermarket-format stores ("Markthallen") across Germany, selling fresh foods, groceries, household goods, electronics, and textiles through specialty counters (butcher, bakery, fish, cheese) and general merchandise. Select locations also include in-store restaurants, fuel stations, car wash facilities, and digital pre-order services for deli, party platters, and gift baskets, supported by the mein GLOBUS customer loyalty program and mobile app.

Product overview

GLOBUS operates a network of approximately 67 hypermarkets under the GLOBUS Markthallen format across Germany, offering a unified retail platform combining groceries, fresh foods, household goods, electronics, and textiles. The product portfolio centers on the core hypermarket offering supplemented by multiple digital and in-store service modules. Digital services are delivered through the mein GLOBUS loyalty ecosystem, which includes the mobile app (Mein GLOBUS App), Scan & Go, Digitaler Kassenbon, and the PAYBACK integration. Additional convenience services include three pre-order systems (Theken-Vorbestellservice, Platten-Vorbestellservice, Präsentkorb-Vorbestellservice), Geschenkgutscheine, and the Saisonkalender tool. Physical location amenities at select stores include Restaurants, Tankstellen (gas stations), and Waschstraßen (car washes). The company also operates sector-specific programs like Weltentdecker for children and Vereinskarte for clubs, plus the Tankeschön fuel discount module. Digital photo and book services round out the non-food offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• mein GLOBUS: Customer loyalty program offering exclusive prices and member benefits
• GLOBUS Markthallen Holding

Products and services

• GLOBUS Markthallen (Hypermarket Stores) Hypermarket retail stores offering groceries, fresh food, household goods, electronics, textiles, and daily necessities, with specialty counters (butcher, bakery, fish, cheese), in-store restaurants, fuel stations, and car washes at select locations. For general German consumers seeking weekly grocery and household shopping.
• mein GLOBUS (Customer Loyalty Program) Customer loyalty program providing exclusive prices, personalized offers, and digital services including digital receipts and Scan & Go functionality. For GLOBUS shoppers opting into the free registration-based program.
• Mein GLOBUS Mobile App Mobile application available on Google Play and Apple App Store providing access to mein GLOBUS loyalty features, store information, weekly offers, digital receipts, and Scan & Go functionality. For registered GLOBUS customers.
• GLOBUS Restaurants In-store dining options available at many GLOBUS locations featuring prepared foods and meals for retail shoppers and walk-in diners.
• GLOBUS Tankstellen (Fuel Stations) Fuel stations located at select GLOBUS stores offering gasoline and diesel with loyalty program benefits (including the Tankeschön fuel discount). For motorists visiting GLOBUS locations.
• GLOBUS Geschenkgutscheine (Gift Vouchers) Gift voucher program allowing customers to purchase and send digital or physical gift cards redeemable at GLOBUS stores.
• Theken-Vorbestellservice (Deli Counter Pre-Order) Pre-order service for fresh foods from butcher, bakery, fish, and cheese counters. Customers order from home for pickup at their preferred GLOBUS location at a chosen time.
• Platten-Vorbestellservice (Party Platter Pre-Order) Pre-order service for party platters allowing customers to order a variety of food platters online for pickup at their local GLOBUS store.
• Präsentkorb-Vorbestellservice (Gift Basket Pre-Order) Pre-order service for gift baskets that can be customized and picked up at a preferred GLOBUS location.
• Lokale Produzenten / Gutes von Hier (Local Producer Program) Local producer program highlighting and selling products from regional suppliers and farmers in GLOBUS stores, positioning regional and seasonal assortment as a differentiated offering.
• PAYBACK Loyalty Program Integration Multi-partner loyalty points program integrated with GLOBUS, allowing customers to collect and redeem PAYBACK points across participating retailers including GLOBUS.
• GLOBUS Fotoservice (Photo Service) Photo printing and service allowing customers to order prints, albums, and photo products online through globus-fotoservice.de.
• GLOBUS Buchshop (Online Book Shop) Online book shop integrated with GLOBUS offering books, magazines, and reading materials via the Buchkatalog partner catalog.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PAYBACKcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPAYBACK is a major German loyalty program partnership allowing GLOBUS customers to collect and redeem PAYBACK points on purchases at GLOBUS stores. This partnership provides additional customer retention and acquisition benefits through a well-established loyalty network.
• JBLminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJBL partnership through a Treueaktion (loyalty action) offering customers the opportunity to collect points and save up to 50% on JBL products.
• ems European Media Sourcing GmbHminorOthersPartnership for handling promotional flyer (Prospekt) complaints and reklamation services for customers who did not receive their promotional flyers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EDEKA: EDEKA is Germany's largest supermarket cooperative with a denser store footprint and similar fresh-food focus. It competes with GLOBUS for weekly grocery baskets but operates smaller, supermarket-format stores rather than hypermarkets.
• REWE: REWE Group operates a broad portfolio of supermarkets and discount banners in Germany. It competes with GLOBUS on full-line grocery, fresh, and increasingly online delivery, but at smaller average store size.

Direct peers

• Marktkauf: Marktkauf (Edeka Group) operates hypermarket-format stores in Germany, offering a similar combination of fresh food, groceries and non-food categories, positioning it as a direct format competitor to GLOBUS.
• Real: Real (formerly Metro Group's hypermarket banner, now under SCP Group) operated a hypermarket chain directly comparable in format to GLOBUS; the continuing chain serves the same shopper mission of weekly large-basket shopping.
• Kaufland: Kaufland (Schwarz Group) is the closest direct peer: a German hypermarket chain of comparable store size, broad assortment combining groceries and general merchandise, and similar fresh-food counter orientation, competing head-to-head with GLOBUS Markthallen.
• HIT: HIT (Th. Wehner GmbH) is a smaller German hypermarket chain with comparable store format combining fresh counters, groceries and general merchandise, directly comparable to GLOBUS Markthallen at a smaller scale.

Others

• HDE (Handelsverband Deutschland): As Germany's main retail trade association, HDE provides industry context on grocery retail trends, lobbying and benchmarking relevant to GLOBUS's positioning among German hypermarket and supermarket operators.

Emerging players

• Tegut: Tegut is a German regional grocery chain emphasizing fresh, organic and local sourcing, directly comparable to GLOBUS's Gutes von Hier local-producer positioning and competing for the same quality-oriented shopper.
• Aldi: Aldi Süd (and Aldi Nord in some regions) competes with GLOBUS for routine and price-sensitive grocery baskets. Although smaller-format, Aldi's expanding fresh assortment directly challenges GLOBUS's value proposition.
• Lidl: Lidl (Schwarz Group) is a leading German hard discounter that pressures GLOBUS on price across grocery categories while expanding into fresh and organic; it competes for the same German household but with a different format and cost structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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