There were stores across Europe including Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Portugal, Poland, France, Spain and Italy.

[3] Due to bankruptcy, the remaining stores were closed on 27 June of that year, with the exception of the 'XL' markets and the businesses of associated 'Ihr Platz' brand.

When fixed prices for branded goods were declared inadmissible in 1974, he opened his first drugstore in Kirchheim unter Teck the following year.

At the end of 2006, Schlecker took over the leading Czech drugstore chain Droxi, which had belonged to the Feinkosthaus Julius Meinl.

On December 31, 2007, Schlecker acquired the former competitor "Ihr Platz" for 150 million euros and continued to operate it as a premium second brand.

[5][9] On January 1, 2010, the Kaufland retail chain, which is part of the Schwarz Group, took over four of the five Schleckerland self-service department stores, converting them to the Kaufland-concept.

The Schleckerland Neu-Ulm, on the other hand, was reopened as a shopping center with a Schlecker XL market, as Kaufland already had two branches there at that time.

[13] Schlecker filed a criminal complaint against unknown people and offered affected customers a 5 euro shopping voucher.

In addition to these two newly structured areas, staff departments (e.g. for real estate, personnel development and corporate communications) continued to report directly to the Schlecker family.

It was a novelty for Schlecker that Sami Sagur, a manager who had recently joined the company from outside, was given such a prominent leadership position.

[19] On 21 January 2011, it was announced that Thorben Rusch would become Schlecker's new COO, with Sami Sagur taking the post of CFO.