Gravis computer sales company

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Gravis Computervertriebsgesellschaft mbH

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legal form GmbH
Seat Berlin , Germany
management
  • Jan Sperlich, managing director
  • Jochen Otterbach, managing director
Number of employees about 660
sales 162 million euros (2010)
Branch Electronics retail
Website www.gravis.de

The Gravis Computer mbH (proper spelling GRAVIS ) is a German retail chain based in Berlin and a subsidiary of Mobilcom-debitel , focusing on the distribution of Apple specializes -products and their accessories.

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View into the GRAVIS store in Wiesbaden

The company was founded in 1986 by the then Berlin students Archibald Horlitz and Wilfried Gast as HSD GmbH. On July 29, 1988, the subsidiary GRAVIS EDV Vertriebs GmbH was founded as a pure mail order company. Today Gravis employs around 660 people across Germany. There are currently 41 Gravis branches in Germany. The headquarters and the first flagship store are located in Berlin-Charlottenburg .

On December 18, 2012, Gravis announced that mobilcom-debitel GmbH , which belongs to the freenet group, wants to take over Gravis. After approval by the antitrust authorities, the takeover was completed in 2013.

On May 5, 2014 Gravis announced that up to 12 German stores from Düsseldorf-based reStore GmbH are to be taken over. The integration took place from the end of May 2014 after approval by the antitrust authorities. The branches have now been completely converted to Gravis branches.

The branch in Dortmund

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Gravis, along with the Apple premium resellers, was one of the few retailers in Germany who specialized in Apple, alongside Apple's online store and the German Apple retail stores . With the takeover in 2013, a reorientation was carried out, so far the range was mainly oriented towards a professional or creative target group, now towards electronic lifestyle products and trends. In addition to smartphones, tablets and accessories, mobile phone contracts and electronic gadgets - for example toys, home electronics and quadrocopters - are sold. In addition to Apple hardware, Gravis has also been selling Microsoft's Surface products since 2017.

All products are also offered in the online shop. There is also a separate, central repair service with certified technicians, also based in Berlin, as well as branches with their own technical service. There are a total of 40 branches across Germany. Since 2015, some branches have received the "Premium Service Provider" status from Apple, which stands for particularly high quality of service.

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Individual evidence

  1. [1]
  2. Federal Gazette
  3. Imprint on gravis.de
  4. GRAVIS AG press release of December 18, 2012 ( Memento of January 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  5. https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Freenet-uebernehmen-Apple-Haendler-Gravis-2-Update-1771732.html
  6. Gravis press release ( Memento from May 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive )