Galeria bankruptcy: What happens to empty department stores?. As of: February 4, 2024, 9:20 p.m By: Andreas Höß CommentsPressSplit Following the bankruptcy of Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof, more department stores across Germany are likely to close.

But what do you do with the huge blocks in the city centers? Munich already has two huge department stores that are empty. The future of the remaining four GKK branches in Munich is also uncertain. Other cities are also threatened with a similar fate.