Shops are dying due to Corona in Munich: traditional business is closing after almost 200 years

The local economy is suffering from the consequences of the corona pandemic.

Now it's over for another traditional business: Schreibmayr writing culture ends after 194 years.

• With the stationery shop Schreibmayr, Munich * is losing another traditional business.

• The employees are taken over by the parent company.

• Not the first victim of the corona pandemic *.

Munich

- The business has a proud history: In 1826, the gallantry and case worker

submitted

a request to the City of Munich for a bookbinder's license.

At that time,

been on the throne for a year.

In 1826 the regent brought the

of Landshut to the capital.

established itself as a metropolis with culture - and

established itself as a good address for

.

But even a long tradition does not protect against the consequences of the crisis.

At the end of January, the shop, which is now in the

is tight after 194 years.

The sale runs until January 15th - with a discount of up to 50 percent.

Corona and lockdown: appeal to Munich residents to go shopping locally

More and more companies are

financially unable to

survive the

.

These include well-known names such as Hotel Anna am Stachus and the Münzinger sports shop on Marienplatz.

Now, with

, another business is

falling victim to

the crisis - and the

.

"It's a shame, the house has a long tradition," says Wolfgang Fischer (59) from City Partner, the association of inner city retailers.

The situation is currently particularly difficult.

“In the city center we usually have a symbiosis of retail, gastronomy and culture,” explains Fischer.

At the moment there is

not much going on,

even in the

, and there are

no

anyway.

Fischer appeals to the people of

: “Go shopping locally.” Christmas errands can now be done early and relaxed.

The trade association Bavaria, which

sees

hundreds of retailers in

alone in

danger due to the corona, is hoping for a

.

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Schreibmayr sells quality stationery.

Anne Krohn shows the offers.

© Jens Hartmann

Any support comes too late

for

.

"The lease expires at the end of January, we decided against extending it," says Robert Brech, Holding Managing Director of the Kaut Bullinger Group.

In 1996 the company bought the stationery shop in the city center from the Planegger company Treuleben & Bischof.

Since 2001,

part of the

with its high-quality range

.

According to Brech, the fact that the business is now closing is due to an upcoming rent increase.

And: "

Of course

we were

not spared

from the

either." Under these circumstances, the business no longer pays off.

Corona crisis in retail: Schreibmayr jobs are safe for the time being

The

employees

can breathe a sigh of relief: there

should be no

.

"In future, they will all work in the

on Rosenstrasse," explains Anne Krohn (35), the deputy sales manager in the main building.

There was also unrest there recently: the Austrian retail giant René Benko (Karstadt-Kaufhof) had bought the house.

This was announced by its

in September.

Kaut-Bullinger remains in the building.

"Business continues as normal," says Brech.

In

circles, however, there is concern about the long-term future of employees.

Schreibmayr

says goodbye and thus joins the growing list of

.

In addition to the aforementioned

and the more than 130-year-old

, the star restaurant

in Schwabing also met.

Furthermore,

, where clothes have been on sale in the city center since 1953, has closed one of two shops.

The traditional

on Marienplatz is closed.

In mid-October,

the lights

went out at the

in Nordbad and OEZ.

And

in the pedestrian zone did not survive the crisis either.

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