KaDeWe Group
German department store group
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.
Stores
Operating
Kaufhaus des Westens in Berlin
Oberpollinger in Munich
Alsterhaus in Hamburg
Future
Carsch Haus in Düsseldorf
Cancelled
Lamarr in Vienna, Austria: Planned to open in 2025, cancelled in 2024 due to the Signa Holding bankruptcy and the under-construction store building was demolished.
History
The group was founded in 2014 by Signa Holding (at the time owner of German department store Galeria Kaufhof) and was also owned by Beny Steinmetz for a short period. In 2015 Central Group (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.
In 2023, Signa Holding filed for bankruptcy and in mid-2024 Central Group purchased 100% of the company.
Following the cancellation of Lamarr, Central Group purchased the under-construction Düsseldorf Carsch-Haus store in 2025, saving the project.
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