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| predecessor = Kaufhof Warenhaus AG |
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| founded = 1879 |
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| founder = [[Leonhard Tietz]] |
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'''Galeria Kaufhof GmbH''' was a German department store chain, headquartered in [[Cologne]]. It was a member of the [[International Association of Department Stores]] from 1930 to 2010, with various CEOs acting as presidents of the Association over time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IADS Presidents|url=https://www.iads.org/web/home-public/2303-iads-presidents.php|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.iads.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=News releases - www.stockmanngroup.com|url=http://www.stockmanngroup.com/en/news-releases/-/stock/showDisclosure/93093/STOCKMANN%2527S%20CEO%20HANNU%20PENTTIL%25C3%2584%20APPOINTED%20AS%20PRESIDENT%20OF%20THE%20INTERNATIONAL%20DEPARTMENT%20STORE%20ORGANIZA|access-date=2021-06-20|website=www.stockmanngroup.com}}</ref> |
'''Galeria Kaufhof GmbH''' was a German department store chain, headquartered in [[Cologne]]. It was a member of the [[International Association of Department Stores]] from 1930 to 2010, with various CEOs acting as presidents of the Association over time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IADS Presidents|url=https://www.iads.org/web/home-public/2303-iads-presidents.php|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.iads.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=News releases - www.stockmanngroup.com|url=http://www.stockmanngroup.com/en/news-releases/-/stock/showDisclosure/93093/STOCKMANN%2527S%20CEO%20HANNU%20PENTTIL%25C3%2584%20APPOINTED%20AS%20PRESIDENT%20OF%20THE%20INTERNATIONAL%20DEPARTMENT%20STORE%20ORGANIZA|access-date=2021-06-20|website=www.stockmanngroup.com}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 08:31, 30 January 2024
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.jpg) Galeria Kaufhof Cologne, Hohe Straße | |
| Company type | GmbH |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Genre | Department store |
| Predecessor | Kaufhof Warenhaus AG |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Founder | Leonhard Tietz |
| Fate | Merged with Karstadt |
| Successor | Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Areas served |
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Key people | Dr. Wolfgang Link (Chairman of the Board) |
Number of employees | 21 500 (2014) |
| Parent | Signa Holding |
Galeria Kaufhof GmbH was a German department store chain, headquartered in Cologne. It was a member of the International Association of Department Stores from 1930 to 2010, with various CEOs acting as presidents of the Association over time.[1][2]
Until 30 September 2015, the company was a subsidiary of Metro AG, when the company announced that it had been acquired by Hudson's Bay Company.[3] In September 2018 they announced plans to merge with their largest competitor Karstadt.[4] In June 2019 all the shares of Galeria Kaufhof were bought by the Austrian company Signa Holding, who been the partner in the former merger.[5]
On March 25, 2019 Karstadt & Galeria Kaufhof launched their merged company, Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof, based in Essen, with a new logo and a new website galeria.de.
Business portfolio[edit]
- Galeria Kaufhof - 97 branches
- DINEA Gastronomie GmbH - 58 restaurants
- Galeria Inno - 16 stores in Belgium[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "IADS Presidents". www.iads.org. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "News releases - www.stockmanngroup.com". www.stockmanngroup.com. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- ^ "Mehr Wachstum, besseres Kundenerlebnis – GALERIA Kaufhof-Gruppe wird Teil von HBC" [More growth, better buying experience - GALERIA Kaufhof-Gruppe will be part of HBC] (Press release) (in German). Galeria Kaufhof GmbH. 2015-09-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ "Germany's Karstadt and Galeria Kaufhof Department Stores Merge". 11 September 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ Hudson's Bay Stock Soars 43% on Buyout Interest and Exit From Europe Yahoo Finance on 10th of June 2019
- ^ Galeria Inno - History Archived 2017-07-31 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
External links[edit]
Media related to Galeria Kaufhof at Wikimedia Commons
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