Horten AG
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Horten AG was a German department store
chain founded by Helmut Horten
in 1936 and headquartered in Düsseldorf
, Germany
.
With up to 80 stores all over Germany Horten ranked fourth-largest among German department store chains, after Karstadt
, Kaufhof and Hertie.
Until 1988, Horten operated some of its department stores under the name of Merkur, some smaller department stores were called DeFaKa (Deutsches Familien Kaufhaus), but they had all been replaced with modern types of Horten department stores until the 1970s. In 1988 Horten introduced a new concept for their department stores, it was called "GALERIA"-concept and proofed to become a very successful venture for the Horten AG. Also in 1988, the Horten AG decided to separate their smaller locations, not branded with the new GALERIA-design, and founded the Horten-Extra GmbH covering its ten smallest stores. Horten-Extra was only a small division and sold to Kaufring AG in 1993. Kaufring AG then re-branded these ten Horten-Extra stores to the fictional name J.Gg. Rupprecht, which had no history of its own. J.Gg. Rupprecht stores were never successful and one of the reasons, Kaufring AG filed for bankruptcy and finally went into liquidation. The few stores never made a profit and subsequently in 2001 all J.Gg. Rupprecht stores were closed, too late to rescue the Kaufring AG.
The 'Carsch-Haus' in Düsseldorf was the finest department store of the Horten AG and served as kind of a flagship store. It is now run by Kaufhof, but still trading as Carsch-Haus. This store has a very interesting and unique story, as in the 1980s it was dismantled stone by stone and later rebuild only a few feet away. This became necessary because the 'Reinbahn' (public transport in Düsseldorf) had planned to build a subway station under the building. After rebuilding, the Carsch-Haus became Horten AG's most modern department store and a model of development for the Galeria-concept.
Horten was one of the most modern German department store companies of the 1960s and 1970s. Many stores were newly built while the traditional, long-established high street stores were all renovated, modernized and in some cases expanded. Horten built the first department stores that included car parks and petrol stations. They wanted to be the target for customers from the suburbs, who had their first cars and did not want to travel into the cities by bus or tram. So in addition to their large number of high street downtown department stores Horten built some new "edge of downtown stores". Every department store featured a restaurant, mostly located, on the top floor. In the 1960s they were called "KUPFERSPIESS". Later Horten began to reorganise them into self-service-restaurants and called them "bon appetite" or "Horten-Restaurant", also combined together as "bon appetite - Ihr Horten-Restauant". In the 1990s Horten began introducing the Galeria-concept also for its restaurants and gave them a new food distribution sector and a lighter outfit. After Kaufhof took over Horten, they merged their two restaurant-companies "Bel-Terine" and "bon appetite" into one - called "DINEA". Smaller restaurants with less service were called "Grillpfanne".
Horten's dark brown interiors changed into a more modern and fresh look with the introduction of the new Galeria stores in the 1980's, with an emphasis on lighter colors, like blue, light gray and white. Some of the bigger stores got a food court, that was called "delikatessa", and also offered a supermarket. After returning from a visit to the United States and bringing over the concept Helmut Horten opened Germany's first supermarkets in the basement floors of his department stores. They were innovative, modern and much bigger, than most of the German grocery stores at the time.
In 1968 Helmut Horten sold all of his company shares and was never seen on celebrations of the Horten AG (like the 50th anniversary in 1986). Helmut Horten died in 1987, at this time his former company was part of BAT (British-American-Tobacco).
In 1994 competitor Kaufhof took over Horten and - over a ten year period - all Horten department stores were either renamed Kaufhof, sold or closed. This process ended in 2004 with the last stores being closed or renamed and the Horten name disappeared. Today only one store - the Carsch-Haus in Düssldorf - still has the Horten logo on its facade, struck in stone over the to main doors. The former name "Horten im Carsch-Haus" was done away with in 1996. In 2008 Kaufhof cleaned the Horten stone-logos, and they are now clearly visible on the facade. The store now simply trades as Carsch-Haus and wasn't changed into Kaufhof. A Galeria Kaufhof store is loacted in the same street.
In 1995 the Horten AG became a real estate company and rented the Horten-stores to Kaufhof. The operating business was transferred to the Horten GALERIA GmbH, which was later merged into the Kaufhof AG.
Many former Horten and Galeria Horten department stores now trade as (Galeria) Kaufhof.
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
chain founded by Helmut Horten
Helmut Horten
Helmut Horten was a German entrepreneur who built up and owned the fourth-largest chain of department stores in Germany - the Horten AG....
in 1936 and headquartered in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
With up to 80 stores all over Germany Horten ranked fourth-largest among German department store chains, after Karstadt
Karstädt
Karstädt is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
, Kaufhof and Hertie.
Until 1988, Horten operated some of its department stores under the name of Merkur, some smaller department stores were called DeFaKa (Deutsches Familien Kaufhaus), but they had all been replaced with modern types of Horten department stores until the 1970s. In 1988 Horten introduced a new concept for their department stores, it was called "GALERIA"-concept and proofed to become a very successful venture for the Horten AG. Also in 1988, the Horten AG decided to separate their smaller locations, not branded with the new GALERIA-design, and founded the Horten-Extra GmbH covering its ten smallest stores. Horten-Extra was only a small division and sold to Kaufring AG in 1993. Kaufring AG then re-branded these ten Horten-Extra stores to the fictional name J.Gg. Rupprecht, which had no history of its own. J.Gg. Rupprecht stores were never successful and one of the reasons, Kaufring AG filed for bankruptcy and finally went into liquidation. The few stores never made a profit and subsequently in 2001 all J.Gg. Rupprecht stores were closed, too late to rescue the Kaufring AG.
The 'Carsch-Haus' in Düsseldorf was the finest department store of the Horten AG and served as kind of a flagship store. It is now run by Kaufhof, but still trading as Carsch-Haus. This store has a very interesting and unique story, as in the 1980s it was dismantled stone by stone and later rebuild only a few feet away. This became necessary because the 'Reinbahn' (public transport in Düsseldorf) had planned to build a subway station under the building. After rebuilding, the Carsch-Haus became Horten AG's most modern department store and a model of development for the Galeria-concept.
Horten was one of the most modern German department store companies of the 1960s and 1970s. Many stores were newly built while the traditional, long-established high street stores were all renovated, modernized and in some cases expanded. Horten built the first department stores that included car parks and petrol stations. They wanted to be the target for customers from the suburbs, who had their first cars and did not want to travel into the cities by bus or tram. So in addition to their large number of high street downtown department stores Horten built some new "edge of downtown stores". Every department store featured a restaurant, mostly located, on the top floor. In the 1960s they were called "KUPFERSPIESS". Later Horten began to reorganise them into self-service-restaurants and called them "bon appetite" or "Horten-Restaurant", also combined together as "bon appetite - Ihr Horten-Restauant". In the 1990s Horten began introducing the Galeria-concept also for its restaurants and gave them a new food distribution sector and a lighter outfit. After Kaufhof took over Horten, they merged their two restaurant-companies "Bel-Terine" and "bon appetite" into one - called "DINEA". Smaller restaurants with less service were called "Grillpfanne".
Horten's dark brown interiors changed into a more modern and fresh look with the introduction of the new Galeria stores in the 1980's, with an emphasis on lighter colors, like blue, light gray and white. Some of the bigger stores got a food court, that was called "delikatessa", and also offered a supermarket. After returning from a visit to the United States and bringing over the concept Helmut Horten opened Germany's first supermarkets in the basement floors of his department stores. They were innovative, modern and much bigger, than most of the German grocery stores at the time.
In 1968 Helmut Horten sold all of his company shares and was never seen on celebrations of the Horten AG (like the 50th anniversary in 1986). Helmut Horten died in 1987, at this time his former company was part of BAT (British-American-Tobacco).
In 1994 competitor Kaufhof took over Horten and - over a ten year period - all Horten department stores were either renamed Kaufhof, sold or closed. This process ended in 2004 with the last stores being closed or renamed and the Horten name disappeared. Today only one store - the Carsch-Haus in Düssldorf - still has the Horten logo on its facade, struck in stone over the to main doors. The former name "Horten im Carsch-Haus" was done away with in 1996. In 2008 Kaufhof cleaned the Horten stone-logos, and they are now clearly visible on the facade. The store now simply trades as Carsch-Haus and wasn't changed into Kaufhof. A Galeria Kaufhof store is loacted in the same street.
In 1995 the Horten AG became a real estate company and rented the Horten-stores to Kaufhof. The operating business was transferred to the Horten GALERIA GmbH, which was later merged into the Kaufhof AG.
Many former Horten and Galeria Horten department stores now trade as (Galeria) Kaufhof.
Former Horten Department Stores
- AugsburgAugsburgAugsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
, (closed in 1987) - AachenAachenAachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
, (renovated in 1998, now part of Kaufhof and trading as L store | LUST FOR LIFE) - AndernachAndernachAndernach is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, of currently about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated towards the end of the Neuwied basin on the left bank of the Rhine between the former tiny fishing village of Fornich in the north and the mouth of the...
, (sold 1993 to Kaufring AG and renamed as J.Gg. Rupprecht, closed 2001) - Baden-BadenBaden-BadenBaden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...
, (sold and renamed Wagner-Galerie) - BergheimBergheim-Places:*Heidelberg-Bergheim — a district of Heidelberg in Germany*Bergheim, Bavaria — a municipality in Bavaria, Germany*Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia — the capital of the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany...
, (sold 1993 to Kaufring AG and renamed as J.Gg. Rupprecht, closed 2001, later demolished in 2007) - BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, (former East Berlin location, renamed Kaufhof in 1995, closed in 2007) - BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, (Senftenberger Ring, former West Berlin location, closed in 1988, later became Hertie) - BielefeldBielefeldBielefeld is an independent city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 323,000, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold...
, (Galeria Horten, renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - BochumBochumBochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
-WattenscheidWattenscheidWattenscheid was once a separate town in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. In 1975 it became part of Bochum. It has a population of about 80,000 citizens. It is a part of the Ruhr area. Some famous firms have their headquarters in Wattenscheid e.g...
, (sold 1993 to Kaufring AG and renamed as J.Gg. Rupprecht, closed 2001) - BraunschweigBraunschweigBraunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - BremenBremenThe City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - BremerhavenBremerhavenBremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
, (closed, now Saturn electronic retailer) - CottbusCottbusCottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree. As of , its population was .- History :...
(renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - DessauDessauDessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:...
(closed in 1995, demolished in 2007) - DortmundDortmundDortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
, (closed in 1993) - DuisburgDuisburg- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
, (location Königstraße, first Horten in 1936, later sold to Karstadt, demolished in early 2006) - DuisburgDuisburg- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
, (location Düsseldorfer Straße, renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - DuisburgDuisburg- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
-Marxloh, (sold to Kaufring AG and renamed as J.Gg. Rupprecht, closed 2001, later Marxloh-Center mall) - DüsseldorfDüsseldorfDüsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, (location Berliner Allee, renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - DüsseldorfDüsseldorfDüsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, (location Heinrich-Heine-Allee, traded as Horten im Carsch-Haus, now part of Kaufhof and still trading as Carsch-Haus) - ErlangenErlangenErlangen is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located at the confluence of the river Regnitz and its large tributary, the Untere Schwabach.Erlangen has more than 100,000 inhabitants....
, (50th store and one of the last Horten until 2004, renamed Galeria Kaufhof). - EssenEssen- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - Frankfurt am Main, (location Hessen-Center mall, closed in 1978)
- Frankfurt (Oder)Frankfurt (Oder)Frankfurt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants...
, (closed, later demolished in 2006) - GeraGeraGera, the third-largest city in the German state of Thuringia , lies in east Thuringia on the river Weiße Elster, approximately 60 kilometres to the south of the city of Leipzig and 80 kilometres to the east of Erfurt...
, (closed, this department store was the first HERTIE (Hermann Tietz)) - GevelsbergGevelsbergGevelsberg is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, .- Geography :The city extends from the wooded mountainous south up, into the narrow valley of the Ennepe with Route 7 up to the hilly northern part...
, (sold 1993 to Kaufring AG and renamed as J.Gg. Rupprecht, closed 2001) - GothaGotha-Places:* Gotha , a town in Thuringia, Germany* Gotha , in Thuringia, Germany* Gotha, Ethiopia* Gotha, Florida, a town in the United States* Saxe-Gotha, a former Thuringian duchy* Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, a former Thuringian duchy...
, (closed in 1995, later sold) - GießenGießenGießen, also spelt Giessen is a town in the German federal state of Hesse, capital of both the district of Gießen and the administrative region of Gießen...
, (last Galeria Horten until 2003, renamed Galeria Kaufhof, will close in 2012) - GünthersdorfGünthersdorfGünthersdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 December 2009, it is part of the town Leuna....
, (closed) - HagenHagenHagen is the 39th-largest city in Germany, located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the eastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne, Volme and Ennepe meet the river Ruhr...
, (closed, now part of Kaufhof and first trading as CITY-FACH-MARKT, now Galeria Kaufhof for sports, kids-wear and toys, also Saturn electronic retailer) - Halle (Saale), (closed, renamed Kaufhaus Rolltreppe)
- HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Eidelstedt (traded as Hanse-SB, closed in 1989) - HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, (location Mönckebergstraße, became part of Kaufhof and trading 1999 to 2001 as L store | LUST FOR LIFE, now SATURN. This store of Saturn is the largest consumer electronics retailer in the world with 18.000 m² / 190.000 sq ft) - Hamburg-PoppenbüttelPoppenbüttelPoppenbüttel is a quarter in the borough Wandsbek of Hamburg, Germany. In 2006 the population was 21,930.-History:Poppenbüttel became a part of Hamburg in 1937....
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof in 2000, later closed and finally sold) - Hamburg-WandsbekHamburg-WandsbekWandsbek is an urban quarter in the Wandsbek borough of Hamburg, Germany, and the former city Wandsbek in the Duchy of Holstein. In 2006 the population was 32,350.-History:...
, (closed in 1988, later sold) - HammHammHamm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany. It is located in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. As of December 2003 its population was 180,849. The city is situated between the A1 motorway and A2 motorway...
, (closed in 2002, later sold to yimpas, demolished in 2007) - Hannover, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof)
- HeidelbergHeidelberg-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
, (in 1988 it became the first Galeria Horten, renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - HeidenheimHeidenheimHeidenheim an der Brenz is a town in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located near the border with Bavaria, approximately 17 km south of Aalen and 33 km north of Ulm...
, (sold 1993 to Kaufring AG and renamed as J.Gg. Rupprecht, closed 2001) - HeilbronnHeilbronnHeilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is completely surrounded by Heilbronn County and with approximately 123.000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state....
, (renamed Galeria Kauhof) - HildesheimHildesheimHildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river...
, (renamed Galeria Kafhof) - IngolstadtIngolstadtIngolstadt is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, in the center of Bavaria. As at 31 March 2011, Ingolstadt had 125.407 residents...
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - JenaJenaJena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
, (unfinished department store ruin of the GDR "HO-konsument" was finished by Horten in 1991, closed in 1994, demolished in 2010) - KempenKempenKempen may refer to:*Kempen, Germany, a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany;*the German name of the Polish town of Kępno, or the former Prussian district Kreis Kempen;*the Dutch and Belgian region of Kempen, usually called Campine in English...
, (closed and later sold) - KemptenKemptenKempten can refer to:* Kempten im Allgäu, a town in Bavaria, Germany* Kempten ZH, a district of the town of Wetzikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland* Kempton Park, Gauteng, a city in South Africa which was named after Kempten in Bavaria...
(renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - KielKielKiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
, (closed in 1989, later sold) - KrefeldKrefeldKrefeld , also known as Crefeld until 1929, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centre lying just a few kilometres to the west of the River Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine...
, (one of the last Horten department stores until 2004, renamed Kaufhof, closed in July 2010) - LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, (closed in 2001, sold to Karstadt in 2006, demolished in 2011) - LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof, closed in 2010) - Ludwigshafen, (renamed Kaufhof, closed in June 2010)
- MannheimMannheimMannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - MarburgMarburgMarburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
, (sold) - Mülheim an der Ruhr, (closed in 1977)
- MünsterMünsterMünster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - MoersMoersMoers is a German city on the left bank of the Rhine. Moers belongs to the district of Wesel...
, (closed in 1999, later sold) - NeussNeussNeuss is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district and owes its prosperity to its location at the crossing of historic and modern trade routes. It is primarily known...
, (closed in 1999, later sold, now Tranktor mall) - Nürnberg, (one of the last Horten department stores until 2004, renamed Kaufhof, will close 2012)
- OldenburgOldenburgOldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...
, (in 1995 this was the very first store to be renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - OsnabrückOsnabrückOsnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof in 1995) - PforzheimPforzheimPforzheim is a town of nearly 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry. Until 1565 it was the home to the Margraves of Baden. Because of that it gained the nickname...
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - PirmasensPirmasensPirmasens is a district-free city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It is famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called Pirmasens from 1818 until 1997, when it was renamed Südwestpfalz....
, (sold 1993 to Kaufring AG and was renamed as J.Gg. Rupprecht, closed 2001, later sold to H&M) - PlauenPlauenPlauen is a town in the Free State of Saxony, east-central Germany.It is the capital of the Vogtlandkreis. The town is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic.Plauen's slogan is Plauen - echt Spitze.-History:...
(closed in December 2000, later sold) - PotsdamPotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
(closed in 1996 after a fire, later sold to Karstadt) - RecklinghausenRecklinghausenRecklinghausen is the northernmost city in the Ruhr-Area and the capital of the Recklinghausen district. It borders the rural Münsterland and is characterized by large fields and farms in the north and industry in the south...
, (traded as Hanse-SB, closed in 1988) - RegensburgRegensburgRegensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - ReutlingenReutlingenReutlingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of April 2008, it has a population of 109,828....
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - Schwäbisch GmündSchwäbisch GmündSchwäbisch Gmünd is a town in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 62,000, the town is the second largest in the Ostalbkreis and the whole region of East Württemberg after Aalen...
, (closed in 2000, later demolished) - SchweinfurtSchweinfurtSchweinfurt is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the canalized Main, which is here spanned by several bridges, 27 km northeast of Würzburg.- History :...
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - StralsundStralsund- Main sights :* The Brick Gothic historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.* The heart of the old town is the Old Market Square , with the Gothic Town Hall . Behind the town hall stands the imposing Nikolaikirche , built in 1270-1360...
(closed in 1994) - SulzbachSulzbach- Germany :* Sulzbach-Rosenberg, a town in the district Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria* Sulzbach, Saarland, a town in the district of Saarbrücken, Saarland* Sulzbach, Hesse, a municipality in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse...
, (location Main-Taunus-Zentrum mall, renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - TrierTrierTrier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - UlmUlmUlm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and...
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - ViersenViersenViersen is the capital of the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Viersen is situated approximately 8 km north-west of Mönchengladbach, 15 km south-west of Krefeld and 20 km east of Venlo ....
, (sold 1993 to Kaufring AG and renamed as J.Gg. Rupprecht, closed 2001, later demolished) - WeimarWeimarWeimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
, (closed in 1995) - WetzlarWetzlarWetzlar is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. Located at 8° 30′ E, 50° 34′ N, Wetzlar straddles the river Lahn and is on the German Timber-Framework Road which passes mile upon mile of half-timbered houses. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis on the north edge of...
, (sold 1993 to Kaufring AG and renamed as J.Gg. Rupprecht, closed 2001) - WiesbadenWiesbadenWiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - WittenWittenWitten is a university city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the home of the Witten/Herdecke University, the first private university in Germany.-Bordering municipalities:* Bochum* Dortmund* Herdecke* Wetter * Sprockhoevel* Hattingen...
, (renamed Galeria Kaufhof) - Worms, (sold 1993 to Kaufring AG and renamed as J.Gg. Rupprecht, closed 2001)
- WuppertalWuppertalWuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in and around the Wupper river valley, and is situated east of the city of Düsseldorf and south of the Ruhr area. With a population of approximately 350,000, it is the largest city in the Bergisches Land...
, (closed, now TK maxx) - ZwickauZwickauZwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau...
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