Hardly anyone noticed it: A traditional Munich store closed permanently in January after 112 years.
But there is also good news.
Munich - The Corona * lockdown ensures empty city centers, shops must remain closed.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why it has not really been noticed that a traditional Munich * store has been closed for good - and has been since January.
After 112 years: traditional Munich store closed - "Corona has certainly accelerated this"
The porcelain manufacturer Nymphenburg on Odensplatz * has quietly said goodbye, as
reported by
the
evening newspaper
.
The employees would have found out personally from Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, who took over the manufactory founded in 1747 from the Wittelsbacher compensation fund in 2011.
And that at the end of last year.
Spokeswoman Sandra Gottwald confirmed the end of the flagship store to the newspaper: “It is true, unfortunately, that we closed the shop on Odeonsplatz after 112 years.
Corona certainly accelerated this. "
Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg closed: Showroom is expanded - online trading is booming
But there is also good news, as the
evening newspaper
reports: The Nymphenburg porcelain will continue to exist.
In future, the tableware can be viewed and bought in the manufactory in the Nymphenburger Schlossrondel.
“We will expand the showroom,” said spokeswoman Gottwald, “create worlds of experience so that the people of Munich can rediscover porcelain as well.” Celebrities from all over the world are among the followers of porcelain, including Queen Elizabeth II and singer Lionel Richie.
Online trading is also booming.
Customers are now advised via Facetime or Zoom.
"Since people are more at home, cooking and eating, they place more value on great dishes," the spokeswoman told the newspaper.
Figures such as mice and bears are particularly in demand before Valentine's Day, which is soon to come.
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