Tchibo, Aldi, Ikea and dm are Germany’s strongest retail brands. In a ranking of
80 companies across all industry sectors compiled by international top management consultancy BBDO
Consulting, Tchibo takes first place with a brand strength value of 7.62 (on a scale of 1 to 10),
narrowly beating discount food retailer Aldi (7.54) and Swedish furniture retail chain Ikea (7.51)
to the top spot. The other top-ten brands are chemist dm (4th place; 7.43), clothing retailer
C&A (5th place; 7.37), Aldi’s competitor Lidl (6th place; 7.32), book retailer Weltbild (7th
place; 7.31), perfumery chain Douglas (8th place; 7.14), department store Kaufhof (9th place; 7.04)
and Rossman, another chemist (10th place; 7.01). The list is the outcome of a recent survey, “
Retail brands in Germany – brand strength and brand image”, which provides a comprehensive overview
of the quality of commercial brand management in Germany. The data was compiled via an independent
survey carried out with more than 2,000 individuals (over 16 years old) in September 2007.