Overview
- The Bundeskartellamt approved the sale of 36 Tegut supermarkets to Tante Enso on Thursday, clearing the first package of outlets after Migros announced its exit from Germany.
- The affected stores sit mostly in rural parts of Hessen, Thüringen and North Bavaria and will be moved gradually into Tante Enso’s 24/7 hybrid model that combines self‑service technology with staffed hours.
- Tante Enso says it will take on all employees at the acquired sites and will require local residents to buy cooperative shares before some stores open under the new model.
- The deal materially grows Enso from roughly 90 to around 120 stores but the 36 locations generated about €60 million in 2025—only about 5 percent of Tegut’s turnover—so national market concentration will not change much.
- Larger proposed transfers—about 200 stores to Edeka and up to 40 to Rewe—remain under formal cartel review with open questions on supplier contracts, local consent and how many sites will stay open under new operators.