Ludwig Goertz
| Ludwig Görtz GmbH
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1875 |
| Seat | Hamburg , Germany |
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| Number of employees | approx. 3200 |
| Branch | retail trade |
| Website | www.goertz.de |
The Ludwig Görtz GmbH is a German shoe trading company and was in 1875 b Barmbek. Hamburg founded. It has around 160 branches in 90 cities in Germany and Austria. The company is headquartered in Hamburg and employs around 3200 people.
history
In 1875 Johann Ludwig Görtz opened in Barmbek b. Hamburg opened his first men's shoe store in a space of 14 m². In 1938 another shop was opened in Hamburg. In 1959, the first branch outside of Hamburg was opened in Reutlingen. In 1970 Görtz 17 was established in Hamburg. In 1980 the shoe fashion brand Belmondo was founded, which is designed, produced and sold by the company itself. Görtz has been represented in Vienna since 1993, with further branches in Austria and, from 2006, in Poland. With the purchase of Pasito Fricker AG, the company was present in Switzerland from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, the Munich financial investor Afinum joins Görtz. The partnership is intended to advance the Internet business.
In 2015, the owner Ludwig Görtz gave up the chairmanship of the administrative board of the Hamburg shoe retailer Görtz. In the same year, the online shop was relaunched.
Distribution channels
- Goertz
Görtz offers shoes, bags and accessories for women, men and children. In addition to own brands such as Cox and Another A, various designer brands such as Boss and Marc Cain are offered.
- Görtz online shop
Görtz has been on the Internet with an online shop since 2003. Today around 10,000 items from the areas of shoes, bags and accessories are offered here, including collections from well-known brands. Since October 2010, Görtz has also had an online shop in Austria. In 2015 the online shop underwent a complete relaunch. The relaunch also included the integration of multichannel concepts such as “Check & Reserve” and “Click & Collect”, which enable customers to reserve shoes online in a branch of their choice or to pick up items that have already been paid for online.
- Belmondo
Founded in 1980 as a subsidiary of Görtz, Belmondo is present in over 20 countries. In addition to women's and men's shoes, the brand has also been selling accessories such as belts, bags, small leather goods and sunglasses since 2006. Today Görtz offers Belmondo shoes as a private label.
Goertz 17 & Hess
In addition to Görtz branches, the Görtz company also operates the Görtz 17 and Hess branch concepts.
Flagship stores
In addition to Europe's largest shoe store on Mönckebergstrasse in Hamburg, Görtz has seven other flagship stores in Germany: Frankfurt, Berlin, Stuttgart, Aachen, Hanover and Munich.
Berlin
In 2017 the Görtz flagship store in Berlin opened in Upper West with a sales area of 1,000 m². The range includes shoes and accessories for women, men and children.
Munich
The Görtz flagship store in Munich opened in 2018 on Kaufingerstraße and shows shoes and accessories for women, men and children on four floors and over 1,200 m².
Frankfurt
The Görtz flagship store in Frankfurt opened in September 2008 and displays shoes and accessories for women, men and children on over 2,142 m². The most exclusive of all Görtz stores with a diverse range of international shoe and accessory fashion brands is in close proximity to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Frankfurt Zeil
Opened in September 2005, the sales area extends over 1,400 m² over three levels. Shoes and accessories for women, men and children are on offer. The fashion house presents itself in a modern loft ambience in the redesigned historic beehive house on Zeil 65-69 in Frankfurt, between Hauptwache and Konstablerwache.
Aachen
In August 2008 the store opened on two levels and 1,400 m² of retail space on Adalbertstrasse. The range includes women's, men's and children's shoes as well as accessories.
Stuttgart
In October 2008 the store opened on two levels and 1,600 m² of retail space in Königstrasse 5. The range includes women's, men's and children's shoes as well as accessories.
Hanover
In October 2008 the store opened on four levels and with a sales area of 2,500 m². The range includes women's, men's and children's shoes as well as accessories.
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Facts and Figures" on the company website
- ↑ Hamburg shoe Koenig Ludwig Goertz , Hamburger Abendblatt, 12 May 2004
- ↑ Shoe Koenig Ludwig Goertz , Hamburger Abendblatt, May 1, 2014
- ↑ Sales are fixed , Hamburger Abendblatt, January 16, 2014
- ↑ Görtz finds new partner , April 14, 2014
- ↑ Ludwig Görtz withdraws ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Schuhkurier, February 18, 2015
- ↑ 2015 press releases on the company website. April 12, 2016, accessed March 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Flagship stores on the company website. March 13, 2019, accessed March 28, 2019 .
