Grocery store names?

Kaufland
Lidl
Aldi Süd
Real
Edeka
Penny
Netto
Norma
Aldi Nord
Rewe

ALDI! A word I recognize LOL

Thank you so much for this list!

Also:

Aldi Nord

Metro

Real

nah & frisch

Spar Express

and about 2 dozen more smaller ones

and my ABSOLUTE favourite - Hieber

Depending on where you are, you might also find Famila, Globus, or others.

As for drug stores--places like CVS or RiteAid--you might try Budnikowski (Budni), Rossmann, or dm. For a pharmacy, anywhere you see the word Apotheke. In the US the drug store and the pharmacy are usually combined; in Germany they are not.

Thanks everyone. This is really helpful.

Wanna add that in the US grocers and pharmacies can be regional or national chains.

My favorite grocery store name; Piggly Wiggly which I shopped at in the 80’s in Nebraska.

I‘ve been frequenting REWE which has smaller stores around the major cities of Berlin. I love going to grocery stores and buying local products and it’s usually cheaper than going out to eat every meal.

V-Markt is another one (more like a Target really but better).

DJ

Store chains, drugstore needs

• dm (drogerie markt) : www
• Müller : www
• Rossmann : www

For other specialty and prescription needs, there are many Apotheke (apothecaries) throughout the country.

(Corrected, 28 Apr: danke, @Mignon!)

You are right about what a pharmacy is in the USA. It now is usually a department in a grocery or a larger drug store rather than a pharmacy only store.

There is a very lost Spar Express store in Canberra, Australia. It's the only one we have seen outside of Europe. It's a mystery why it's there as it's not near the German embassy. But seeing the tree logo is a nice reminder of our time in Germany.