A deep cut in the city center of Freising: two traditional houses are closing

Retail has to struggle more and more.

Two traditional stores are now closing in the Freising city center: Deller Schuhmoden and the shoe and sports store Gerlspeck.

• The pressure on retail is increasing in times of online trading and the Internet.

• Two success stories from Freising are also coming to an end: Deller Schuhmoden and Sport Gerlspeck are closing.

• “There will be nostalgic moments,” admits senior partner Rita Gerlspeck.

Freising

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It is becoming more and more difficult

for

- and the

has made the situation even worse.

The result: It is also becoming increasingly “tight” for more and more long-established businesses.

stores are

now closing in the

: Deller Schuhmoden and the shoe and sports store Gerlspeck.

Freising: Two traditional houses in the city center are closing - Sport Gerlspeck and Schuhmoden Deller

It was the time of the upswing:

was founded by Anton and Rita Gerlspeck in November

.

Initially in a shop in Oberen Hauptstraße 8, later in Untere Hauptstraße 1, where the shop on Marienplatz is still an

.

They

also ran their own

and a branch in Erlangen for many years.

In the 1980s, 38 employees found a job at Gerlspecks.

There were many employees - and yet there was a

For many years, Christmas parties were celebrated in the Gerlspeck's private house, to which the family's housekeeper cooked up.

Three of the four Gerlspeck daughters have been involved in sales and offices in the family business since 1986.

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Prominent: “Gold-Rosi” Mittermaier came to the opening of the Gerlspeck ski department in 1978. On the right, the owners Rita and Anton Gerlspeck.

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The

founded

in the 1970s

.

Many Freising learned to ski there - and will still fondly remember the "good old days of skiing".

For three decades, around 100 ski instructors were out and about with the little "ski bunnies" in the Wildschönau during the Christmas holidays and on winter weekends to teach them how to ski on the slopes.

The end of an era: Sport Gerlspeck closes - "Unfortunately, the pressure on retail has increased"

Rita Gerlspeck behind the checkout counter - that too is a defining and typical image that many have fondly remembered for decades.

And of course the

in the children's section in the basement.

Generations have slipped here - a

.

“In the past 20 years, however, the

has

” says Rita Gerlspeck.

their way into the market and significantly reduced local sales.

“These are developments that will probably not offer any positive prospects for a family business in the future either,” says the senior boss.

The decision to give up the

was therefore made with heavy hearts

.

Senior boss Rita Gerlspeck: "There will be wistful moments"

What remains are

and a proud look at

.

There were always ups and downs, as well as

strokes of

such as the early death of Anton Gerlspeck in 1998. Thanks to many loyal companions and friends, Rita Gerlspeck says that all hurdles have been overcome - also thanks to the landlords and the Sperrer bank and the Sparkasse Freising, with whom we have always worked with trust.

Rita Gerlspeck: “A big thank you also goes to our employees, many of whom have worked for us for decades.

And last but not least, the

, who have remained loyal to us for almost 60 years and have given retail a chance in increasingly turbulent times.

It was also an opportunity for us as a family business that lives from the customers who shop locally.

Sport Gerlspeck in Freising: Six successful decades and thousands of satisfied customers

There will be

when you put the key in the lock of the entrance door with the Gerlspeck inscription for the last time, when you slide down one last time, stand behind the cash desk one last time or help a customer on their knees in the shoes. " And, according to Rita Gerlspeck, “when the lights in the shop window are switched off forever.” But: “There will also be a

.” Nothing is known about the

future

use of the premises.

Talks are ongoing.

Freising: The era is coming to an end - for the Deller family, the shoe business is over after more than 100 years

And another era ends in Freising: the

family

no longer

runs their

-

.

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After the Second World War, the Deller shoe store became a fashion meeting place in Freising.

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The story goes back a long way: Matthias Deller, one of seven children of a hop farming family from Reichertshausen, inherits

a house at Untere Hauptstrasse 15 in Freising from his uncle

in

- and opens a

.

Matthias Deller is actively involved in social life and joins many associations to make contacts.

In many cases, the committed businessman also acts as chairman, for example of the Heiliggeist Foundation.

His reputation grows and the shoe business is soon

.

Before the start of the Second World War, his children Richard, Berta and Maria took over the business in the Freising city center.

Richard has to join the military - and so it is the two sisters who run the business during the war years.

Schuhmoden Deller gives up business in Freising: a successor has already been found

After the war, Richard Deller married his wife Anna Pirsch.

The

made it possible to

the shoe shop in 1954 and to

a leather goods department.

In 1962 the first floor of the house was added as a sales room.

Son Martin decided to become a businessman, completed a solid training and took over the house from his father in 1978.

Once again, the Deller shoe store is brought up to date, the range expanded - and becomes a

Sales are growing steadily, and further changes will follow.

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Please take a seat!

At the Deller shoe store, customers always sat in the front row.

A look into the business after the modernization in 1954.

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But now this

: Martin Deller will be 70 next year, and his children have changed their careers.

With a heavy heart, Deller decided to give up the business.

But he has already found a

who will continue the business in a similar, tried and tested manner.

The B301 northeast bypass will open to traffic on Monday.

You can now get to the A 92 for 4.2 kilometers without having to struggle through the city.

You can always read all the latest news from Freising and the region here.

(By Helmut Hobmaier)