Breathe a sigh of relief in Frankfurt: Karstadt remains on the Zeil

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof wants to close 56 branches, Frankfurt should be among them.

But the resistance was huge and now the Karstadt branch on the Zeil remains.

• Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH is threatened with bankruptcy due to the Corona * crisis.

• 56 of the total of 170 branches are to be closed nationwide.

• The

  Karstadt branch on

  Frankfurter Zeil * remains in operation after all.

Update from Friday, 09/11/2020, 9:40 p.m.:

One of the most famous department stores in Hesse,

, is now still in operation.

"With the cooperation of politics, the city of Frankfurt and the landlord, we were able to change the economic framework so that we can continue this branch in the long term," said a letter from Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof to the employees on Friday, which the news agency "dpa " Template.

The service

spoke of a “release message” for the approximately 240 employees in the branch.

The

was supposed to close the end of October, according to Verdi.

The planning department of the city of Frankfurt Mike Josef (SPD) was present at the almost eight-week negotiations.

A communication from the City of Frankfurt now reads: "For Karstadt on the Zeil be for four years and four months compulsory redundancies largely excluded." This branch is

saved.

#Karstadt stays!

This is good news, not just for the employees, not just for the Zeil and the city center - but for the whole city of #frankfurt.

Thank you, Mike Josef! Https: //t.co/ZDwalN8NFb

- Lord Mayor Peter Feldmann (@OBPeterFeldmann) September 11, 2020

Karstadt store on the Zeil in Frankfurt saved

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof

had got into a serious crisis due to the corona-related closure of all branches and had to seek rescue in a protective shield procedure at the beginning of April.

Thanks to concessions from landlords and help from municipalities, it has since been possible to reduce the number of branches that have been closed.

With the creditors' approval of a restructuring plan at the beginning of September, Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof is now hoping for a relatively quick recovery.

Battle for Karstadt: Thousands sign for the preservation of the branch on Frankfurter Zeil

Update from Tuesday, July 14th, 2020, 9:35 am:

The fight for the

on the

in

is

the next round.

The

union announced

that it had sent a collection of signatures to the management of the

.

The company, which is deeply in crisis, wants to close 56 stores across Germany.

The Frankfurt Karstadt should also fall victim to the austerity measures, around

are threatened.

Verdi announced that

13,000 people have now signed a

to

.

The signatures were

collected

in and in front of the

on the

.

In addition to the support from state and local politics, they were a sign of “great encouragement and

” with the workforce. On this Wednesday (July 15th, 2020), Verdi, the employees and the works council want to start another vigil in front of the Hold branch to keep pressure on top management.

Protest at Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof: Workforce in Frankfurt does not give up

Update from Wednesday, July 8th, 2020, 10:07 a.m.:

The

on the Zeil in Frankfurt do not give up *.

This Wednesday (July 8th, 2020) they are demonstrating again from 1 p.m. against the

, as reported by fr.de.

You want to increase the pressure on the management in order to avert the end of the location.

Most recently, the landlord of the property had promised a rent reduction.

Meanwhile, the works council and Hesse’s

(CDU), who

supports

the fight for

, met.

In addition to the Karstadt on the Frankfurter Zeil,

in the Frankfurt Hessen-Center, the one in Fulda and the branch in the

in Sulzbach are to close.

In the Zeil branch alone, over 230 jobs are at risk.

+

At the end of June, Karstadt employees protested against the planned closure of the branch on Frankfurter Zeil.

(Archive image)

© Arne Dedert

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof saves several branches

Update from Friday, July 3rd, 2020, 2:32 p.m.:

 The

, which has gotten

into trouble,

is closing fewer branches than originally planned.

Instead of 62, only 56 shops now have to close.

The

in Dortmund, Goslar, Nuremberg and Potsdam as well as the

in Chemnitz and Leverkusen have been

saved for the time being

.

Around 750 employees will keep their jobs.

The company announced this on Friday (July 3rd, 2020).

Previously, the landlords of the properties in which the department stores are located had made concessions to Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof.

For the other department stores on the closure list - including the

-

In view of the high rents and socio-demographic disadvantages of the location, there is no positive news “today”, according to the Karstadt-Kaufhof executive suite.

There is still

.

The Verdi union still wants to keep fighting to get other locations.

She spoke of a "stage success".

Politicians are also fighting back in several affected municipalities.

In many places there are fears that the inner cities will become deserted.

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof closes branches: Protest on the Zeil in Frankfurt

Update from Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 10:34 a.m.:

The

on the Zeil is also threatened with

.

However, trade unionists, employees and politicians will not accept the closure without a fight.

On Monday afternoon (June 29, 2020) several demonstrators gathered in front of the Karstadt branch on the Zeil in Frankfurt *.

"It is so unfair.

You don't know what and whom you can still believe, ”said one employee.

Frankfurt's Lord Mayor Peter Feldmann (SPD) was also there.

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof closes branches: Protest on the Zeil in Frankfurt

Update from Monday, June 29th, 2020, 11:53 am:

 On

(June 29th, 2020) there will be

a

in

front of the

on the

in

.

People gather there around 2 p.m. to protest against the

.

But there is still hope for the branch: The landlord of the building in Frankfurt has offered

 to lower

the

- that would result in total savings of more than one million euros.

With this offer, the building could probably be preserved after all.

However, that must be decided by the general representative of Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof.

After Galeria Karstadt in Frankfurt: New retail space planned

Update from Monday, June 22nd, 2020, 2:23 p.m.: 

62 Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof branches will be closed, including in prestigious locations such as

an der

.

Still, you don't have to worry that there will be a gap in the middle of the popular shopping mile. 

Aniko Korsos, Head of the West Retail Team at the real estate agent Jones Lang Lasalle, said about the subsequent use of the Karstadt property that although no department store will move in, there is already

talk

of a

development that will also provide retail space

on the ground floor and the floor above in the future.

In contrast, the upper floors could easily be used differently in this location, for example as offices, for living or for a hotel.

This is reported by faz.net.

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof: branches close - Mainz is also repositioning itself

According to the report, it looks similar in

: Here, too, the

on the central Ludwigstrasse will be closed.

This should mean that the "Lu" will now be reorganized faster than planned anyway.

There are already plans for this.

They should now be decided by the city council before the summer break.

Update from Sunday, June 21, 2020, 2:03 p.m.:

threatened with

bankruptcy

due to the

crisis.

Therefore the group closes 62 of 172 branches in Germany.

The red pencil does not

stop

at the subsidiary 

either.

20 of the 30 branches are to be closed nationwide - including many branches in

.

According to information from Spiegel, the end for Karstadt Sports is certain at the following locations:

• Frankfurt

• Hanau

• Wiesbaden

• Munich

• Kiel

• Hamburg

• Rosenheim

• Norderstedt

• Dusseldorf

Galeria Karstadt closes 62 branches: It is clear where in Hesse will close 

+++ 3.48 p.m.: 

62 of the 172 branches of 

 will be closed, plus a department store that has not yet been opened in Berlin-Tegel and two bargain centers.

This affects houses in all federal states except Thuringia.

The affected branches sorted by 

:

• Berlin Charlottenburg (Karstadt)

• Berlin Gropius Passage (Karstadt)

• Berlin Hohenschönhausen (Kaufhof)

• Berlin Müllerstrasse (Karstadt)

• Berlin Ringcenter (Kaufhof)

• Berlin Tempelhof (Karstadt)

• Bielefeld (Karstadt)

• Bonn (Karstadt)

• Braunschweig (Kaufhof)

• Bremen (Kaufhof)

• Bremerhaven (Karstadt)

• Bruehl (Kaufhof)

• Chemnitz (Kaufhof)

• Dessau (Karstadt)

• Dortmund (Kaufhof)

• Dortmund (Karstadt)

• Düsseldorf Schadowstrasse (Karstadt)

• Düsseldorf Wehrhahn (Kaufhof)

• Food (Kaufhof)

• Essen (Karstadt)

• Flensburg (Karstadt)

• Frankfurt Hessen-Center (Kaufhof)

• Frankfurt (bargain center - only temporary operation)

• Frankfurt Zeil (Karstadt)

• Fulda (Kaufhof)

• Giessen (bargain center)

• Goeppingen (Kaufhof)

• Goslar (Karstadt)

• Gummersbach (Karstadt)

• Gütersloh (Karstadt)

• Hamburg AEZ (Kaufhof)

• Hamburg Bergedorf (Karstadt)

• Hamburg Mönckebergstrasse (Kaufhof)

• Hamburg Wandsbek (Karstadt)

• Hamm (Kaufhof)

• Hanover Georgstrasse (Karstadt)

• Ingolstadt (Kaufhof)

• Iserlohn (Karstadt)

• Cologne Weiden (Kaufhof)

• Landau (Kaufhof)

• Leonberg (Karstadt)

• Leverkusen (Kaufhof)

• Lübeck (Karstadt)

• Mainz (Karstadt)

• Mannheim N7 (Kaufhof)

• Mönchengladbach Reydt (Karstadt)

• Munich Am Nordbad (Karstadt)

• Munich OEZ (Karstadt)

• Munich Stachus (Kaufhof)

• Neubrandenburg (Kaufhof)

• Neumuenster (Karstadt)

• Neunkirchen (Kaufhof

• Neuss (Kaufhof)

• Norderstedt (Karstadt)

• Nuremberg (Karstadt)

• Nuremberg Langwasser (Karstadt)

• Osnabrück (Kaufhof)

• Potsdam (Karstadt)

• Singing (Karstadt)

• Stuttgart Bad Cannstatt (Kaufhof)

• Sulzbach MTZ (Karstadt)

• Trier Simeonstrasse (Karstadt)

• Witten (Kaufhof)

• Worms (Kaufhof)

  
  
  

  In Hesse, the

  Dietzenbach logistics location

  is also

  affected - these jobs are also likely to be lost.

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof: The branch in Hanau will be retained

+++ 15:18:

Not affected by the closure of

at

is

.

The relief in the Brothers Grimm City is correspondingly great. 

"Even if the upcoming path will certainly not be easy for everyone involved, I am pleased that the location in Hanau, which was solidly positioned up to Corona, has the chance to return to new splendor and success," said Hanau's Mayor Claus Kaminsky.

The only downer that spoils the joy is the still unanswered question about the future of the Karstadt

in the City Center.

. @ heschaus: “Four branches in #Hesse are also affected by the closure.

The state government is now required to work with the affected municipalities to develop prospects for the employees.

Mass layoffs at #Karstadtkaufhof must absolutely be prevented. "#HLT

- Left faction Hessen (@LinkeLTGHessen) June 19, 2020

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof: Closures of 62 branches "without alternative"

+++ 3:06 p.m.: 

The renovation of

(GKK) is getting serious: A total of 

 of 172 and two bargain centers are to be closed.

As a result, 6000 of the 28,000 employees will probably lose their jobs. 

“We know what this means for the employees concerned.

But there is no alternative to this step because these branches

the

”said GKK General Manager Arndt Geiwitz.

Ultimately, the aim is to secure Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof and thus many thousands of jobs.

In view of the effects of the Corona crisis, there is no longer any economic prospect for the branches to be closed, Gleiwitz emphasized.

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof: These branches in Hessen are closing

+++ 1:26 p.m.:

It is now

which branches of

in

should be closed.

According to information from "Hit Radio FFH", the Karstadt

stores

on the

in

and in the

in Sulzbach as well as the Kaufhof branches in

and

closing

.

In

however, the worries are over: According to information from the Giessener Allgemeine Zeitung, the Giessen branch of the department store chain Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof will be retained *.

This is to be communicated to around 200 employees on Friday at 2 p.m. as part of a works meeting. 

Shock for employees: Galeria Karstadt closes 62 branches

+++ 12:04 p.m.:

The news that 62

the department store chain

close is a shock for the Group's employees.

However, they do not want to give up without a fight. 

According to "echo-online.de", around 100 employees are currently demonstrating against the deforestation at Karstadt Kaufhof on Elisabethenstrasse in

.

In the region in southern Hesse, in Darmstadt and in the branch in Viernheim, the group employs over 300 people.

The Bundestag member Bijan Kaffenberger (SPD), the Lord Mayor of Darmstadt, Jochen Partsch (Greens), was also there.

Because of Corona: Clear cutting at Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof - information on closure plans

+++ 11.11 a.m.:

According to information from the German Press Agency, the around 28,000 employees are to be informed about the closure plans of the Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof department store chain this Friday (19.06.2020) around 2 p.m.

Before that, executives would be given details of future planning around 12 noon.

The department store group plans to

close

a total of

.

So far, however, it is still unknown which branches of the company Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof * will be affected.

Thousands of jobs at the company are likely to be lost.

Clear cut at Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof - 62 branches are to be closed

Update from Friday, June 19, 2020, 8:52 a.m.:

Thousands of

employees are

currently

about their existence.

The

hit Germany's last large department store chain badly.

Hard cuts should ensure their survival. 

As has now become known, the group will 

close

in Germany, a total of 172. The German press agency found out from negotiating circles.

The number of branch closings is at least slightly lower than initially feared.

First there was talk of up to 80.

However, it is not yet clear which branches will be affected by the closings.

Because of Corona: Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof closes 62 branches

But that's just a small consolation.

According to information from the “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger”, around 6000 of the 28,000 employees are likely to lose their jobs.

There is also likely to be an alarm mood in many of the municipalities affected by the closings. 

Norbert Portz from the German Association of Towns and Municipalities warned of the risk of many inner cities being deserted when the first closure plans became known in May.

“

is not just anyone.

The department stores are systemically relevant for many inner cities, ”he told the German press agency.

In his opinion, a loss of department stores can hardly be compensated for, especially for many structurally weak inner cities.

Because of Corona: Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof threatens bankruptcy - Unsafe situation at branches in the MTZ

Update from Friday, June 12th, 2020, 1:42 p.m.:

After it became known in mid-May of this year that the

is planning to close a total of 80 branches

Germany, it is still unclear which one will hit.

"A total of 80 branches are to be closed," says Verdi union secretary Matthias Schäfer on request. 

He points out that there is

a big question mark

behind the double locations (a former Karstadt and a former Galeria Kaufhof branch), for example in the Sulzbacher

.

This is also the case, for example, with the two

.

Schäfer says he cannot give any figures on the branches in the Main-Taunus-Zentrum, whether they are doing well or are making a loss.

He couldn't say anything about the strategic direction either.

A creditors' committee meeting is planned for June 22nd, after which at least some branches may be named, which will then probably close between September this year and January 2021.

The future of Galeria #Karstadt #Kaufhof are the employees.

They need secure jobs, a living wage and good working conditions.

What the current situation looks like: https://t.co/sHUhkd3iX4

- ver.di (@_verdi) June 12, 2020

Because of Corona: Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof threatens bankruptcy - Unsafe situation in the MTZ

The Verdi union calls on the state of Hesse for help in the negotiations on the future of the Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof branches.

You call on the black-green state government to do everything possible so that this development leads to a socially acceptable result, Verdi said in a letter to Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) on Wednesday. 

According to Verdi, the death of

would have

strong negative developments for the affected communities and their retail culture.

You lose the jobs of the employees as well as what defines a functioning welfare state: local trade with co-determination and tax revenue.

The letter has been signed by the Verdi works councils of the Karstadt and Kaufhof branches in Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Wiesbaden and other cities.

Because of Corona, Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof is threatened with bankruptcy: jobs in Hesse are in danger

Update from Wednesday, June 10th, 2020, 4.40 p.m.:

The

has had a serious impact on 

.

Of the 172 branches nationwide, around 80 could be closed.

According

to estimates by the

, almost 3,000 employees could be affected

in

alone

.

The employees of the Kaufhof in

worried.

So far they have no clarity.

A works meeting on Monday (June 8th, 2020) did not bring any news about the situation of the 

in

*.

Marcus Schäuble from the

a gloomy picture: “The people are resigned,” he complains.

The creditors' committee will only take place on June 22nd.

Then it will be known whether there is

still a future

for the

or whether the branch is one of those that have to close.

Still no clarity for the employees of the Kaufhof branch in Hanau https://t.co/Lth4sEYaX2 pic.twitter.com/dGaDokAmV9

- op-online.de (@OP_online) June 10, 2020

Galeria Karstadt threatens corona bankruptcy: Thousands of jobs in Hesse at risk

Updated on Thursday, 04.06.2020, 10:09:

The 

threatens bankruptcy.

The

hit the long-ailing company hard.

Around 80 branches could now be closed nationwide.

As announced by

, the Galeria logistics at the Dietzenbach * location in

now threatened to be closed in autumn 2020

.

The more than 220 employees are said to have been informed of this by the management at the end of May.

According to Verdi, the employees are stunned by the decision.

Some have been employed there for more than 25 years, others for up to 45 years. 

In the course of the insolvency proceedings of

Verdi rejects

the clearing of the branches and demands investment planning from the owner and the shareholders.

Verdi also wants support from politics and the municipalities, also in the form of state aid.

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof bankrupt: Thousands of employees fear for jobs

Initial report from Saturday, May 30th, 2020, 11.47 a.m .:

Hessen / Frankfurt - The long-

company 

GmbH is threatened with bankruptcy.

After the

shop closings ordered

because of the

, the department store group, which was already struggling with red numbers, sought rescue in a protective shield procedure at the beginning of April.

A preliminary stage of bankruptcy proceedings in which the debtor retains control over his company.

The news came as a shock to many employees.

Because almost every second department store is threatened with closure.

Nationwide there are currently around 30,000 employees in the 170 branches.

In

there are around 3,000 employees in a total of 19 branches.

Including in

.

About 80 branches nationwide could be closed.

First information about the planned closings, also in Hesse, should come in the next few days.

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof is threatened with bankruptcy: branches in Hesse are also threatened with closure

There were demonstrations in many Hessian cities on Friday (29.05.2020).

In

, employees of

distributed

“red hearts for Karstadt” in the Seltersweg shopping street, as the Gießener Allgemeine * reported.

There were tears of emotion in their eyes, because the campaign under the motto “We fight together for Karstadt” received 32,000 signatures. 

There was even a declaration of solidarity for Karstadt in Gießen from the diocese of Mainz.

The

Verdi union had organized a works meeting

in

.

99 black balloons went up there.

On the one hand, in memory of the corona dead, but it should also be a symbolic act.

“We commemorate the numerous retail employees who are threatened with lower wages and job losses,” said the responsible trade secretary for Verdi

, Manuel Sauer from HR.

The future of the Kaufhof branch in Hanau is also still uncertain.

The employees hope for clarity soon. 

Employees at the Galeria Kaufhof Karstadt fear for their jobs: Verdi calls for state aid

In the struggle to save the

department store chain

, the Verdi union is calling for the state to intervene.

"It is now time for political and financial support for the employees by politicians in the municipalities, as well as state governments and the federal government," said Verdi negotiator Orhan Akman on Tuesday after a meeting of the wage commission for the department store group on Tuesday in Essen.

Akman emphasized that support was also required “in the form of state aid”.

The German airline Lufthansa recently concluded negotiations with the federal government about a state rescue package.

The group does not have to repay the nine billion euro loan until 2023, but surrender take-off and landing rights in Munich and Frankfurt. 

💪🙏 Hildegard Ritter works at the #Galeria #Karstadt #Kaufhof and volunteers at @_verdi.

Together with her and many, many other colleagues in the #trade, we fight together as the #union against the deforestation in the department stores!

#verdi: https://t.co/lNUcOHHNiy pic.twitter.com/36pd6PqDQZ

- ver.di Westfalen (@verdi_Westfalen) May 30, 2020

The Corona crisis put the Galeria Kaufhof Karstadt department store chain in an extremely difficult situation.

“We are assuming a loss of one billion in sales this year,” said General Manager Arndt Geiwitz.

The group can therefore only survive through tough cuts.

By the end of June, it should be clear who is making which contributions to the restructuring and then an insolvency plan should be drawn up, which the various groups of creditors will vote on in July.

The popular running shoe chain Runners Point is also closing all branches in Germany - including six in Hesse.

Around 900 employees are affected.

In the fight against the spread of Corona, a new method is in focus.

This could save an important amount of time.

svw (with dpa)

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