German POS Terminal Market – 2024

By Lee Holman Feb 2, 2024 3 Min Read

The German POS Terminal Market is one of the most mature and stable in all of Europe. The core retailers in the market are also global leaders. Thus, POS systems used in-country are often the chosen version used in other countries in order to maintain support.

Total Retail Sales: €430 Billion ($465 Billion), down 3.3% from 2022

German POS Terminal Market – Country Overview

Largest EMEA economy €4.1 Trillion ($4.5 Trillion)
3^rd Largest retail market in the region
2^nd Largest POS Installed Base in Europe/Middle East Africa
€5,096 ($5,522 USD) per capita retail sales

Leading Retailers

Schwarz / Lidl (#4 worldwide), Aldi (#9), Edeka (#17), Rewe (#20), Ceconomy AG (#46), Metro AG (#49), Otto (#71), Dirk Rossman (#96), dm-drogerie markt (#100), Tengelmann (#119), Globus (#131).

Key German POS Terminal Market Trends

Germany historically has one of the world’s highest living standards and has been the prime target for refugees.
Home to some of the world’s largest retailers, and Diebold Nixdorf, a key POS vendor in the region.
Top 4 retailers have 75%+ of the food market, with discounters (Aldi, Lidl) sharing 30% between them.
German retailers have been successful in expanding globally: Metro (20 countries outside Germany in Europe, as well as in the ME and Asia), Lidl (8,900+ stores outside of Germany), Aldi (notably 2,357 in the US), and Rewe (several European countries). Approximately 40% of these retailers’ total sales come from foreign countries.

Key German POS Terminal Market Size

2023 market was €732 Million and is expected to grow to €926 Million (26.5%, 4.8% CAGR ) by 2028.

Key POS Hardware Vendors/Key POS Software Vendors

Among the key POS hardware vendors in the German POS market are Diebold Nixdorf, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, NCR Voyix, and Oracle.
Key POS software vendors in the German POS market include GK Software, Lightspeed, Toshiba, Oracle and Diebold Nixdorf.

IHL Studies for German POS Terminal Market

2024 EMEA POS Terminal Market Study

This study includes market sizing, POS shipments, POS installed base and trends for the key EMEA countries (Germany, France, UK, etc) and the region as a whole.

Includes POS market share by software vendor by segment

Provides POS shipments and POS installed base by quarter for each retail segment for the EMEA region.

2024 EMEA Retail Stores/POS Sizing by Retail Chain Size

Included in this study are Market Sizing by store locations and chain size for Europe/Middle East/Africa