Edeka Minden-Hannover, one of the regional cooperatives that form the Edeka Group, has posted a 6.8% increase in sales to €8.72 billion in full-year 2017, which is up 6.8% on the previous year.
The group invested around €440 million in the opening of new outlets and the modernisation of other stores, including incorporating some 60 former Kaiser's Tengelmann branches in Berlin into its network.
In addition, the group increased its total sales area by 2.7% during the full year.