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Czech Republic

Top-ranking retailers 

Company name	Number of outlets	Net sales 2007 in EUR (mln)
Schwarz Group	269	1,737
COOP EURO	3,047	1,289
Ahold	300	1,204
Tesco	90	1,112
Rewe Group	294	1,090
Metro Group	12	1,001
Globus	12	599
Tengelmann	146	478
SPAR (Austria)	29	338
Norma	41	87

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Additional reports on Czech Republic:

Bakery and Cereals in the Czech Republic to 2010
Chilled Food in the Czech Republic to 2010
Household Products in the Czech Republic to 2010
Meat, Fish and Poultry in the Czech Republic to 2010
Cat Care in the Czech Republic to 2011
Pet Health Care in the Czech Republic to 2011
Alcoholic Drinks in the Czech Republic
Hot Drinks in the Czech Republic to 2011
Beer, Cider and FABs in the Czech Republic to 2011

Beer in the Czech Republic

Articles related to Czech Republic

• 18-07-2008 Rewe faces probe in Czech Republic
• 28-03-2008 Heineken & Pepsi focus on Eastern Europe
• 10-03-2008 Rewe to buy Tengelmann's Plus network in Czechia
• 31-01-2008 Strategic alliance to promote a unique...
• 31-01-2008 English lamb enters new markets
• 14-12-2007 Tesco bids on Plus Discount in Czech Republic
• 03-12-2007 New EU members Romania and Bulgaria: A mixed...
• 01-11-2007 Retail 100: No surprises at the top
• 24-10-2007 Czech shoppers freak out
• 24-08-2007 Tesco to open retail units in Hungarian and...
• 03-08-2007 Strong Q2 results for Ahold
• 06-07-2007 Heineken increases market share in Czechia
• 13-06-2007 Tesco: the preferred place to shop in Central...
• 28-05-2007 Lidl, Ahold, Makro, Tesco and REWE lead in...
• 03-05-2007 Private labels: Why Europe is leading the pack
• 02-02-2007 A growing appetite for crustaceans
• 02-02-2007 Smart assistants with ease of use
• 05-01-2007 Tesco thwarted in Central Europe
• 15-11-2006 Retail 100: Wal-Mart still way ahead
• 13-11-2006 Delhaize sells Delvita (Czechia) to Rewe Group

Despite much progress, challenges remain, including further harmonisation with EC competition laws and regulations, adoption of appropriate mechanisms to permit the taking of decisions with a Community dimension and enhancement of investigative powers of the competition authority.  Click here for complete report [PDF]

In recent history, the Czech Republic has moved from a soviet style centrally planned economy with artificially created monopolies to a market-oriented economy with an independent competition authority. There have been many changes in competition law and policy during the last 50 years and laterally these changes have been driven by the Czech Republic’s imminent accession to the European Community (EC).