Rudolph Karstadt opened his first department store in Wismar in 1881. Today, Karstadt stores, Karstadt sports and the online store karstadt.de, are all unified under one roof and operate together for Germany’s oldest department store company. The company’s stores are located in prime inner-city positions. Premium Group stores include KaDeWe in Berlin, the Alsterhaus in Hamburg or Oberpollinger in Munich. The high street stores and Karstadt sports are also in excellent inner-city locations and offer interesting promotions, attractive product ranges, showcasing promotional themes across different sectors and providing friendly service and professional consultation. .
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Karstadt Warenhaus gmbh Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arcandor AG, headquartered in Essen. Founded in 1881 the name Karstadt became synonymous with the department store in Germany. With 89 department stores, including the big luxury department stores and traditional brands of KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens, Berlin), Alsterhaus (Hamburg) and Karstadt Oberpollinger (Munich), and 27 sporting goods stores, Karstadt is now the number one place to shop in many German cities today. www.karstadt.de |
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Alsterhaus Following intensive reconstruction work, the reopened “Alsterhaus” at the swanky Jungfernstieg area in Hamburg promises a modern shopping experience in a traditional setting. The new Alsterhaus store, which spans over 22,000 square meters, stands for international brands, culinary indulgence and an exclusive shopping experience. www.alsterhaus.de |
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Kaufhaus des Westens // (KaDeWe) KaDeWe is one of the three department stores that are currently in the Premium Group and is certainly the most exclusive department store in Germany. Well-known in Germany and beyond, it is the epitome of fashion, lifestyle and savoir-vivre. With its outstanding fashion expertise, the internationality of its product ranges and the luxury of the top international brands, this exclusive department store provides a trend-setting and fascinating shopping experience unlike any other. www.kadewe.de |
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Oberpollinger At 40,000 square metres, Oberpollinger is one of Germany’s leading department stores. The premium location presents a shopping experience of the most superior of categories: Leading international designers and fashion brands, exclusive body-care products, perfumes and cosmetics, beauty lounges, culinary pleasures, exceptional services: Simply everything that the discerning, life-style oriented customer could ask for. A true world of a new experience in shopping - there to excite your senses, right in the heart of the capital of Bavaria. www.oberpollinger.de |
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Karstadt sports As one of four sales units constituting Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH, Karstadt sports is an important pillar of the company and the number one sportswear retailer. The Karstadt sports brand comprises 27 own sporting goods stores and 76 sports departments in larger Karstadt department stores. It has retail space totaling over 180,000 square meters. It also includes the sportswear range at www.karstadt.de. www.karstadtsports.de |
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Le Buffet Karstadt restaurant services caters for guests at approx. 150 locations throughout Germany. Alongside small-scale and snack concepts, department store restaurant services focus on the brands LeBuffet (at 18 stores) and RestaurantCafé (at approx. 130 stores). Its formula of success is to move away from being a classic department store restaurant towards being a modern fresh restaurant with a market feel in a classy ambiance. www.lebuffet.de |