Unimarkt Weitra: Will the supermarket come back soon? Mayor gives hope!

Unimarkt Weitra: Will the supermarket come back soon? Mayor gives hope!

In the small town of Weitra, a significant change in retail has indicated. The once estimated Unimarkt has been closed since the end of 2024 after the operator Günter Haider announced to withdraw due to age. Mayor Patrick Layr remains optimistic and said that talks are already going to have the hope of reopening the supermarket soon, as NÖN reported.

new owner for Unimarkt

In the meantime, the structure of the Unimarkt group has also changed. Georg Pfeiffer has withdrawn as a majority owner, and Andreas Haider, previously managing director, has acquired 100 percent of the shares in the Unimarkt group as part of a management Buy-Out. This makes Haider sole owners and strives to continue to run the business as a family business. The deal was approved by the federal competition authority, whereby the purchase price remains secret, so Kurier .

Haider already has plans to change the structure of the group by wanting to increase the number of franchise branches from 66 to around 100. At the same time, only around 30 own locations should be managed. This could be a strategic realignment of the company in order to better adapt to market changes. While Pfeiffer leaves retail after many challenging years, he remains chairman of the Supervisory Board to continue to steer the Unimarkt Group's fortunes.