Kaufhaus des Westens
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The Kaufhaus des Westens (German for 'Department Store of the West'), abbreviated to KaDeWe, is a department store in Berlin, Germany. With over 60,000 square meters (650,000 sq ft) of retail space and more than 380,000 articles available, it is the second-largest department store in Europe after Harrods in London. It attracts 40,000 to 50,000 visitors every day.
KaDeWe | |
Industry | Retail |
Genre | Department store |
Founded | March 27, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-03-27) |
Founder | Adolf Jandorf |
Headquarters | |
Owner |
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Website | kadewe |
The store is located on Tauentzienstraße, a major shopping street, between Wittenbergplatz and Breitscheidplatz, near the heart of former West Berlin. It is technically in the extreme northwest of the south Berlin neighborhood of Schöneberg.
Since 2015, the KaDeWe Group has been jointly owned by the Central Group, a Thailand-based international department store conglomerate[1] and Signa Holding, while Signa wholly owns the KaDeWe building, leasing it to the business.[2]
The KaDeWe Group filed for bankruptcy on 29 January 2024, due to significantly rising rents demanded by Signa.[3]