Kaufland Slovenská republika v.o.s.

What Kaufland Slovenská republika v.o.s. does

Kaufland Slovenská republika v.o.s. operates one of Slovakia's largest grocery retail networks under the Schwarz Group, Germany's largest food retailer and one of Europe's largest by revenue. The company runs 88 retail stores (obchodné domy) across Slovakia offering more than 26,000 food and consumer good products, complemented by an online marketplace at kaufland.sk. Its logistics backbone is an automated distribution center in Ilava (Klobušice) with dry, chilled, frozen, and automated-warehouse capacity that serves the entire domestic store network. Administrative, procurement, IT, marketing, and HR functions are centralized at headquarters on Trnavská cesta in Bratislava.

The company earns revenue primarily through B2C retail grocery sales across its store network and e-commerce channel, with no enterprise/B2B customer base. Beyond its consumer offering, it operates a substantial employer brand and talent acquisition function via the kariera.kaufland.sk platform, including a Leadership Program for graduates, a Dual Education Program (duálne vzdelávanie) partnering with 14+ Slovak secondary schools, and student part-time opportunities. The recruitment technology stack is built on SAP SuccessFactors with integrated Aon cognitive assessments for leadership and store director roles.

The entity is registered as a verejná obchodná spoločnosť (v.o.s., a limited partnership form under Slovak law), wholly owned by the German Schwarz Group through its statutory managing entity Kaufland Management SK s.r.o. It has operated in Slovakia for 25 years (since 2000). The company holds Superbrands, Most Trusted Brand, and Top Employer certifications (the latter for eight consecutive years through 2026), and partners with the Slovak Red Cross on food collection drives. Leadership transitioned in 2025, with Michal Dendeš—promoted internally after 20+ years with the organization including an international stint in Croatia—appointed CEO.

Name

Kaufland Slovenská republika v.o.s.

Legal name

Kaufland Slovenská republika v.o.s.

Website

https://kariera.kaufland.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Kaufland Slovenská republika v.o.s. operates 88 grocery retail stores and an online marketplace across Slovakia, serving general B2C consumers with 26,000+ products. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Germany's Schwarz Group, supported by an automated distribution center in Ilava.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bratislava

HQ country

Slovakia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail Grocery Sales: Revenue generated from food and consumer goods retail operations across 88 stores in Slovakia, offering more than 26,000 products including regional specialties, branded products, and private label items.
2. Employer Services: Hiring and placement services for job seekers across retail, logistics, and headquarters positions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kaufland Slovenská republika v.o.s. operates 88 retail grocery and consumer goods stores across Slovakia, offering more than 26,000 products including regional specialties, branded goods, and private-label items. The company supplements its physical store network with an online marketplace at kaufland.sk and runs an automated distribution center in Ilava that supplies dry, chilled, and frozen product lines.

Product overview

Kaufland Slovenská republika v.o.s. is a Slovak retail chain and employer, part of the Schwarz Group (one of Europe's largest food retailers). Its primary offerings consist of 88 retail stores across Slovakia offering over 26,000 products, a logistics and distribution center in Ilava, and an administrative headquarters in Bratislava. The careers website (kariera.kaufland.sk) functions as the company's online recruitment platform, serving as the public-facing gateway to employment across all three operational areas: retail (obchod), logistics (logistika), and headquarters (centrála). Additional talent pipeline products include a Leadership Program for graduate hires, a Dual Education Program for secondary school students, and student part-time job (brigády) offerings. The company operates in 8 European countries with over 157,000 employees group-wide and more than 8,200 employees in Slovakia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kaufland Retail Stores (Obchodné domy) Network of 88 retail grocery and consumer goods stores across Slovakia offering more than 26,000 products including regional specialties, branded goods, and private-label items for general consumers.
• Kaufland Online Marketplace (Online Trhovisko) Kaufland's own online shopping platform at kaufland.sk that complements the physical retail store network with a digital sales channel for grocery and consumer goods.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8 consecutive years as Top Employer in Slovakia and Europe
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Slovenský Červený kríž (Slovak Red Cross)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for organizing food collection drives to support families across Slovakia. Kaufland facilitates food donations through in-store collection programs, and the Slovak Red Cross distributes aid to families in need.
• Schwarz Group / Schwarz UnternehmencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKaufland Slovenská republika v.o.s. is a subsidiary of the Schwarz Group, one of the largest food retailers in Europe. The Schwarz Group provides shared IT infrastructure, consulting services, and operational support. IT service providers within the group include Schwarz IT KG, and internal tools like SAP are used for operations.
• Partnerské stredné školy (Partner Secondary Schools)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with 14+ secondary schools across Slovakia for dual education (duálne vzdelávanie) in the field of commercial business (obchodný pracovník). Includes schools in Bratislava, Košice, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Nitra, Prešov, Žilina, Zvolen, Trenčín, Poprad, Michalovce, Nové Zámky, Vranov nad Topľou, Martin, and Trnava.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Terno: Domestic Slovak hard-discount supermarket chain. Targets price-sensitive shoppers in overlapping catchments with Kaufland and is a frequent reference point for Slovak grocery price benchmarking.
• Albert (Ahold Delhaize): Dutch Ahold Delhaize's Slovak supermarket brand, repositioned from EnerMarket/Hypernova. Directly comparable supermarket-format grocery operator with overlap in urban locations and private-label assortment.
• Billa (REWE Group): Austrian-led REWE Group supermarket chain with a dense Slovak store network. Competes for the same household grocery basket with overlapping private-label strategies and similar urban/suburban site selection.
• Tesco Stores SR: UK-origin multinational supermarket/hypermarket operator with hypermarket, supermarket, and online grocery formats in Slovakia. Comparable scale and omnichannel scope to Kaufland's 88-store footprint.
• Lidl Slovenská republika: Schwarz Group's hard-discount sibling and the most direct head-to-head grocery competitor in Slovakia. Operates a comparable nationwide store footprint with a similar discount-hypermarket proposition, making it the closest like-for-like peer to Kaufland Slovakia.
• COOP Jednota Slovensko: Slovak consumer cooperative operating the largest domestic grocery store network. Competes on neighbourhood proximity and local sourcing rather than national-format scale, but addresses the same weekly grocery basket.

Emerging players

• Fresh Market: Smaller Slovak grocery chain focused on convenience-format urban stores. Partial overlap with Kaufland in fresh and private-label categories but a smaller scale and differentiated convenience positioning.
• Rohlik.cz (Rohlik Group): Leading CEE pure-play online grocer with operations expanding into Slovakia. Comparable assortment breadth but a fundamentally different fulfilment model; relevant as the principal emerging digital threat to Kaufland's marketplace.
• Makro Cash & Carry Slovakia: Metro AG's Slovak cash-and-carry operation serving HoReCa and trade customers. While not a direct consumer-grocery competitor, it overlaps in assortment and supply-chain scale relevant for B2B benchmarking and private-label comparisons.

Regional players

• Kaufland Česká republika: Direct sister subsidiary of Kaufland Slovakia within Schwarz Group, operating in the neighbouring Czech market. Highly comparable operating model, assortment architecture, and supply chain setup, but serving a different national market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kaufland-slovensko

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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