Extra was a retail chain in the German food sector that was part of REWE Group from July 1, 2008, til it ceased to exist in 2009.

After it serves as a great supplier of food The first extra store was opened by the Schaper-Group in Düren in 1970.

In the early years, the main part of the branch network was in Lower Saxony and North Rhine Westphalia.

The two sales lines real,- and extra had been merged by Metro Group in 2004, though they continued to appear as two separate brands in the market.

These franchise stores were delivered by Extra[clarification needed], but their brands were not presented jointly to the market.