KaDeWe Group GmbH is a group of three department stores in Germany with around 4,000 employees. It is owned by the Thai

Central Group Central Group consists of a variety of diverse investments in various corporations in Thailand and abroad, including investments in retail, property development, brand management, hospitality, and food and beverage sectors, and in digital lifes ...

. * KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens) in Berlin *

Oberpollinger The Oberpollinger is a well-known upscale department store on Neuhauser Straße in Munich. It is run by ''KaDeWe Group GmbH'' (formerly Karstadt Premium GmbH) and is the largest department store in Southern Germany. The building was built ...

in Munich * Alsterhaus in Hamburg

History

The group was founded in 2014 by Signa Holding (at the time owner of German department store Galeria Kaufhof) and for a short period was also owned by Beny Steinmetz. In 2015

(who own a plethora of department stores in Asia and Europe) acquired a stake in the company. The construction of a new department store titled ''Lamarr'' (after actress Hedy Lamarr) was announced in 2022 to be built in Vienna. However as of 2024 after the bankruptcy of Signa the project is for sale and no longer part of the group after Central purchased the company in 2024. In 2023 Signa Holding filed for bankruptcy and in mid-2024 Central Group purchased 100% of the company.

References

{{Reflist companies based in Berlin Retail companies of Germany Department stores of Germany Companies owned by Central Group Department store groups