Michael Brücken GmbH

Michael Brücken GmbH, formally known as Michael Brücken Kaufpark GmbH & Co. OHG, is a German food retail company founded in 1926. Since 1978 it has been part of Rewe Dortmund, the Dortmund-based cooperative of the REWE Group. The company operates supermarkets in North Rhine-Westphalia, particularly in the Bergisches Land, Ruhrgebiet, Sauerland and Münsterland regions. At its peak under its own branding, it ran 103 stores under the names Rewe or Rewe Ihr Kaufpark, with two of them operating as Rewe Center hypermarkets. Historically, its stores traded under the names "Michael Brücken" and "kaufpark". The company's own corporate design and brand identity as "Kaufpark" were phased out in summer 2015 in favour of the uniform Rewe design. The former Kaufpark branches remained within Michael Brücken Kaufpark GmbH & Co. OHG and from 31 August 2015 traded as "Rewe Ihr Kaufpark". Since 2021, stores have been gradually renovated and, after renovation, renamed simply "Rewe" followed by the name of the respective city, or the district name where several stores exist in one city. As a result, the "Ihr Kaufpark" suffix is disappearing entirely. Stores not yet renovated continue to trade as "Rewe Ihr Kaufpark". In June 2019 the company abandoned its independent website; the domain rewe-ihr-kaufpark.de has since redirected to the Rewe Dortmund website. In 2020 the operational supermarket business of Michael Brücken GmbH was definitively transferred to Rewe Dortmund. At the beginning of 2025, the staff of the formerly independent company headquarters in Hagen-Vorhalle moved completely to the Rewe Dortmund headquarters in Dortmund-Asseln. The company's registered seat is now in Dortmund-Asseln. The website ihr-kaufpark.de continues to operate as an online shopping portal offering a broad range of consumer products, from toys and furniture to electronics and household goods.

Michael Brücken Kaufpark GmbH & Co. OHG was founded in 1926 as a German food retail company. For decades it operated supermarkets under its own names, primarily "Michael Brücken" and "kaufpark", building a regional presence in North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1978 the company became part of Rewe Dortmund, the Dortmund-based cooperative within the REWE Group. This affiliation provided purchasing, logistics and branding synergies while the company retained its own corporate identity for many years. By the 2010s the company operated 103 supermarkets in North Rhine-Westphalia, concentrated in the Bergisches Land, Ruhrgebiet, Sauerland and Münsterland regions. Most traded under the "Rewe" or "Rewe Ihr Kaufpark" banners, with two stores operating as Rewe Center hypermarkets. In summer 2015, the distinct Kaufpark corporate design was retired in favour of the uniform Rewe design. The former Kaufpark branches remained legally within Michael Brücken Kaufpark GmbH & Co. OHG but from 31 August 2015 adopted the name "Rewe Ihr Kaufpark". In June 2019 the company gave up its independent website; the domain rewe-ihr-kaufpark.de began redirecting to the Rewe Dortmund website. In 2020 the operational supermarket business of Michael Brücken GmbH was definitively transferred to Rewe Dortmund. Since 2021, stores have been gradually renovated and, upon completion, renamed simply "Rewe" followed by the city name, or the district name where multiple stores exist in a city. This process is eliminating the "Ihr Kaufpark" suffix entirely. Stores not yet renovated continue to trade as "Rewe Ihr Kaufpark". At the beginning of 2025, the staff of the formerly independent headquarters in Hagen-Vorhalle moved completely to the Rewe Dortmund headquarters in Dortmund-Asseln. The company's registered seat is now in Dortmund-Asseln. The online portal ihr-kaufpark.de remains active, offering a wide assortment of consumer goods beyond groceries, including toys, furniture, electronics and household items.

• 2025

  Headquarters staff move from Hagen-Vorhalle to Dortmund-Asseln; registered seat now in Dortmund-Asseln.

• 2021

  Gradual store renovations begin; renovated stores renamed simply Rewe.

• 2020

  Operational supermarket business transferred to Rewe Dortmund.

• 2019

  Independent website abandoned; domain redirects to Rewe Dortmund.

• 2015

  Kaufpark corporate design retired; stores renamed Rewe Ihr Kaufpark from 31 August 2015.

• 1978

  Becomes part of Rewe Dortmund.

• 1926

  Company founded as a German food retail business.

Regional grocery retailer integrated into the Rewe Dortmund cooperative, transitioning from a distinct Kaufpark brand to the uniform Rewe banner.

• Rewe supermarkets

  Standard grocery stores under the Rewe banner.

• Rewe Center

  Large hypermarket format; two stores operated under this banner.

• Rewe Ihr Kaufpark

  Transitional banner used from 2015 for former Kaufpark stores.

• Online shopping portal

  ihr-kaufpark.de offers a wide range of consumer products including toys, furniture, electronics and household goods.

1. 1Ihr Kaufpark Online Shopping Erlebnisihr-kaufpark.de
2. 2Michael Brücken GmbH – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Michael Brücken – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org