REWE plans to take over the following 21 UNIMARKT stores:
1. Hauptstraße 33, 4770 Andorf
2. Auleitenstraße 1, 4890 Frankenmarkt
3. Hauptstraße 63, 4673 Gaspoltshofen
4. Vogeltennstraße 2, 4293 Gutau
5. An der Kreuzstraße 2, 4792 Münzkirchen
6. Linzerstraße 24, 4501 Neuhofen an der Krems
7. Bahnhofstraße 11, 4720 Neumarkt im Hausruckkreis
8. Kammer, 4974 Ort im Innkreis
9. Marktstraße 3, 4760 Raab
10. Linzer Straße 15, 4840 Vöcklabruck
11. Stelzhamerstraße 17, 4870 Vöcklamarkt
12. Markt 23f, 4391 Waldhausen
13. Weitersfelden 116, 4272 Weitersfelden
14. Roseggerstraße 19, 8184 Anger
15. Eibiswald 477, 8552 Eibiswald
16. Hausmannstättener Straße 78, 8072 Fernitz
17. Grazerstraße 30, 8403 Lebring
18. St. Oswald 65, 8113 St. Oswald ob Plankenwarth
19. Dietmannsdorferstraße 346, 8181 St. Ruprecht
20. Schwarzer Weg 1, 3363 Neufurth
21. Moidrams 99, 3910 Zwettl
Market definition - Analysis of competition situation
Further information on market definition and analysis can be found in the press release of 17 December 2025.
Further steps
The AFCA has until 15 January 2026 to examine the takeover, and will publish an information document on the following day. The company may ask for the examination to be extended by two weeks, if necessary. Any company whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger may submit a written statement to the AFCA. If no competition issues are identified for a specific location, the takeover may be cleared.
If competition issues are identified, the merger may be subjected to a Phase I investigation. If this does not resolve the competition concerns, the AFCA and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor (Federal Ministry of Justice) may file a request for examination with the Cartel Court (Phase II).
Update 09.01.2026: The undertaking has requested an extension of the review period by two weeks. Accordingly, the review period will end on 29 January 2026.
Update 28 January 2026: For internal corporate reasons, REWE has amended the merger notification so that it no longer includes the planned acquisition of the branch at Grazerstraße 30, 8403 Lebring. With regard to all other branches, the notification remains unchanged. The notification therefore now covers only 20 branches.