Hagebau
German retailers cooperative
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Hagebau is a German retailers cooperative of independent wholesale and retail companies in the building materials, timber, tile and garden sectors.
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Native name | Hagebau Handelsgesellschaft für Baustoffe mbH & Co. KG |
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| Company type | GmbH & Co. KG |
| Industry | Building materials, DIY retail |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Headquarters | Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany |
Area served | Europe |
| Revenue | €6.2 billion (2024)[1] |
| Website | www |
History
Hagebau was founded in 1964 by 34 building-materials merchants as a purchasing and marketing association. The group expanded into retail through Hagebaumarkt and related formats.
In April 2017 the supervisory board approved the integration of the ZEUS DIY systems business into Hagebau with effect from 1 January 2018, consolidating retail activities under hagebau Einzelhandel.[2]
From 2007 to 2019 Hagebau cooperated with the Otto Group in the baumarkt direkt e-commerce joint venture. The partners ended the venture in 2019 and pursued separate online strategies.[3]
Operations
The cooperative covers wholesale and retail. Retail operations are provided as a franchise system for Hagebaumarkt and hagebau kompakt, supported by group services in logistics, IT and e-commerce. In 2019 Hagebau introduced hageworX, an in-store DIY workshop concept, piloted in Hanover.[4]