German giant Kaufland scouting out shop sites

GERMAN supermarket giant Kaufland has its eyes firmly on southeast Queensland.

It is understood the company has been talking to local councils about a suitable location for a distribution centre, which when finalised will kickstart the establishment of its socalled “hypermarkets”.

A leading commercial agent said the company liked to “fly under the radar” and not engage with local agents.

“They are very controlling but I have heard they are talking to Ipswich, Logan, Brisbane and other councils about land for a distribution centre,” he said.

“Once they settle on a distribution centre site it will be a few years before they can build their stores because they insist on owning the land.”

According to Kaufland’s website, the supermarket giant wants sites of between 1ha and 2ha stores.

They also want to be able to fit up to 300 vehicles in the carpark.

Kaufland is a subsidiary of the Schwarz Group, the world’s fourth largest retailer. for their