Largest DIY-Store Company in Germany: Hagebau

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With a turnover of 6.9 billion euros (2018), hagebau is Germany’s largest DIY store company. The brand name “hagebau” stands for “trading company for building materials”. The trade in building materials, wood, tiles and garden equipment has been a successful business model for decades. hagebau is not a group of companies in the classic sense, but a group of companies supported by around 360 medium-sized wholesalers and retailers. They are the shareholders of hagebau. The organisational bracket is formed by hagebau Handelsgesellschaft für Baustoffe mbH & Co. KG in Soltau in the Lüneburg Heath. There are around 1,700 hagebau locations. They are located in the DACH region, in the Benelux countries, in France and in Spain. The business focus is in Germany. This article is based on the unique List of the 400 largest German trading companies.

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365 DIY stores in Germany and Austria

hagebau started in 1964 as a purchasing association of 34 specialist building material dealers. The business activities of the hagebau group are differentiated into different market appearances. A central distribution channel for the retail trade are the 365 hagebau markets in Germany and Austria. They are operated as a franchise system. In addition, there are the Hagebau centres as a combination of specialist and retail trade. Another market presence is Werkers Welt, a hagebau subsidiary that operates small-format DIY stores. In addition, hagebau stands for around 900 building material specialist shops as well as tile and wood specialist shops. The range of products in the specialist trade divisions is aimed at both commercial customers and private end consumers.

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