Sebastian Siegner opens EDEKA market close & good in Hornburg!

Sebastian Siegner opens EDEKA market close & good in Hornburg!

On December 1, 2025, a breath of fresh air will blow in the NP market in Hornburg as Sebastian Siegner takes over the market and brings his passion for food and customer service with him. Siegner previously worked as market manager at EDEKA Plöger in Goslar and gained valuable experience there. His career began with training as a retail clerk at EDEKA Bienek in Halberstadt, and now he is ready to implement his own vision under the name “nah & gut”. The market will offer over 10,000 items, including traditional GUT & GÜNSTIG products as well as regional and international specialties. A team of 16 employees, including a trainee, will support him and make a significant contribution to customer satisfaction.

The new EDEKA market in Hornburg operates on a sales area of ​​around 840 square meters and places great value on freshness and personal service. Sebastian Siegner plans to work with local suppliers such as Kloster Wöltingerode and the Altenauer Brewery to promote regionality. The market will also actively support local projects and regularly donate food to the food bank. Such initiatives demonstrate the commitment of Siegner and his team to the community.

EDEKA Minden-Hannover and corporate development

Behind Siegner is EDEKA Minden-Hannover, which not only supports the start-up of a business but also prevents him from remaining alone in the background. This regional company, which is the highest-earning in the EDEKA group with external sales of around 12.24 billion euros, recently published its annual figures. In 2024, EDEKA Minden-Hannover increased its sales by 2.0%, and the annual net profit grew by an impressive 7.3% to 146 million euros. Board spokesman Mark Rosenkranz spoke of the stable development of food prices and the efforts towards sustainability and climate protection in all areas of the company.

In 2024, EDEKA invested around 560 million euros in new retail locations and digitalization. This shows that EDEKA Minden-Hannover is not resting on its laurels. In addition, there will also be the opening, expansion or modernization of 113 stores, which will create new sales space amounting to around 54,300 square meters. With such a dynamic approach, the EDEKA Group is well positioned to successfully meet challenges such as political uncertainty and high costs.

A strong community

EDEKA is not just a sales platform for food, but a cooperatively organized group of companies in the German retail sector. With around 12,000 stores in which around 4,500 independent retailers work, the group is extremely diverse. Sebastian Siegner, as an independent EDEKA merchant, becomes part of this community that is characterized by appreciation, customer satisfaction and a sense of responsibility. The close cooperation with regional suppliers and active involvement in the local community shows that EDEKA also has a very good hand socially.

Overall, Sebastian Siegner's takeover of the NP market in Hornburg is not only a step towards independence, but also another milestone for EDEKA Minden-Hannover. It will be exciting to see how “nah & gut” will be received in the region under his leadership. With a clear focus on freshness, regionality and social responsibility, he is pursuing this new path with a lot of passion.

Further information about the new market in Hornburg as well as the current developments at EDEKA Minden-Hannover can be found in the press releases on the websites of EDEKA and Read Lebensmittelpraxis. You can also find the history and structures of EDEKA comprehensively on Wikipedia.