Overview
- The two groups filed for a Sanierungsverfahren in Eigenverwaltung, a court‑supervised, company‑led restructuring process, after persistent losses and rising costs that forced the June 2026 filing.
- Large clearance sales began across stores on September 7, 2026, with broad discounts while stock lasts as the chains try to raise cash and wind down sites without buyers.
- Roughly 46 locations in Bavaria and Baden‑Württemberg are affected, with reporting identifying about 30 Bavarian stores running sales and all ten BayWa Bau & Garten outlets in Franconia slated to close if no buyer is found.
- Company statements say some individual stores already have “concrete continuation solutions” with investors but the overall investor process remains unresolved and the firm has set the end of November 2026 as the deadline for takeovers.
- Management cites weak customer demand, higher rents and energy costs, supply‑chain problems and a weak construction sector as the causes, which could leave towns with fewer local retail options and many employees facing job uncertainty.