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Fleetora · first roles in DEGeneral & specialty stores in Germany_
As of 4 November 2026, 6,013 general & specialty stores are based in Germany; 329 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 6,013
- Hiring now
- 329 · 32 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Other general & specialty stores · 783
- Top city
- Berlin · 140
- Parent market
- Commerce & trade · 192,295
General & specialty stores in Germany, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Other general & specialty stores | 783 | 13% |
| Independent supermarkets | 629 | 10% |
| Convenience stores & kiosks | 610 | 10% |
| Consumer electronics appliance webshops | 375 | 6% |
| Kitchen & bathroom showrooms | 223 | 4% |
| General merchandise webshops | 190 | 3% |
| Organic grocery stores | 190 | 3% |
| Beverage wholesalers | 175 | 3% |
| Kitchenware household goods webshops | 162 | 3% |
| Tile & flooring webshops | 155 | 3% |
| Vending & micro market operators | 155 | 3% |
| Construction materials distribution | 154 | 3% |
| Fashion retail stores | 150 | 2% |
| Gift & giftware webshops | 129 | 2% |
| Furniture webshops | 127 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 719 · 1 |
| 2-10 employees | 4,899 · 231 |
| 11-50 employees | 246 · 41 |
| 51-200 employees | 79 · 23 |
| 201-500 employees | 41 · 18 |
| 501-1000 employees | 18 · 10 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 8 · 3 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 2 · 1 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 140 | 2% |
| Hamburg | 103 | 2% |
| Köln | 76 | 1% |
| München | 75 | 1% |
| Stuttgart | 58 | 1% |
| Essen | 46 | 1% |
| Bremen | 40 | 1% |
| Hannover | 33 | 1% |
| Augsburg | 23 | 0% |
| Frankfurt am Main | 23 | 0% |
| Nürnberg | 23 | 0% |
| Bonn | 22 | 0% |
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The stack of general & specialty stores in Germany
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Other segments of commerce & trade in Germany
Commerce & trade in Germany, the whole market →
General consumer goods ecommerce · 89,226 →
Fashion & apparel ecommerce · 31,764 →
Food production, wholesale & retail · 28,908 →
Trade & technical equipment ecommerce · 20,069 →
Health, beauty & food ecommerce · 15,735 →
Machinery equipment wholesale · 10,101 →
Pet supplies ecommerce · 9,300 →
Industrial & chemical distribution · 9,184 →
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6,013 general & specialty stores are based in Germany; 329 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/commerce_trade/germany/general_and_specialty_stores)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
General & specialty stores in Germany: questions
How many general & specialty stores are there in Germany?
6,013 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Commerce & trade → General & specialty stores → leaf niches such as other general & specialty stores, independent supermarkets, convenience stores & kiosks. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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