Kaufland

Kaufland is a German hypermarket chain and part of the Schwarz Gruppe, one of Europe's largest retail groups, which also owns the Lidl discount chain. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Neckarsulm, Germany, the company runs more than 1,600 stores across eight countries and employs several thousand people. Its operations span Europe, with a presence in Germany, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Poland, Moldova, Romania and Slovakia.

Technical work at Kaufland is concentrated in three domains: e-commerce platform development, online marketplace technology, and retail operations and store systems. These underpin two main lines of business. The first is the Kaufland large-format stores, physical hypermarkets selling groceries, household items, electronics and more. The second is Kaufland Global Marketplace, an e-commerce marketplace that lets third-party sellers reach customers in multiple countries and provides access to over 139 million potential online customers.

The company states that it is committed to legal and ethical standards governing behaviour internally as well as in dealings with customers and suppliers. Employees work within the wider Schwarz Gruppe, one of Europe's largest retail groups.