Billa is an Austrian supermarket chain operating across Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe, founded in 1953 by Karl Wlaschek. Wlaschek transferred his controlling interest to Germany's REWE Group in 1996, making Billa part of that larger multinational retail corporation.
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1. Billa (supermarket) (Wikipedia)
2. Wikidata: Billa
WikidataWikidata item description
Austrian supermarket chain that operates throughout Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
Wikidata statement: inception (P571)
inception: 1953
Operates In: Retail Industry, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q126793, matched to the live industry entity "Retail Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
View the Source Karl Wlaschek (Wikipedia)
Companies Founded: Karl Wlaschek, Lead
was the founder of the Austrian supermarket chain Billa
Companies Led: Karl Wlaschek, Career
introduced the self-service system and named his stores BILLA
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