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Wikipedia June 12, 2026 at 09:18 AM

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karstadt

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Fusion mit Galeria Kaufhof
Correction

Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH was not dissolved by being merged into Kaufhof. The legal merger was completed only in January 2020, and Kaufhof’s rights and obligations transferred to Karstadt as the surviving entity.

Full reasoning

This is incorrect as a description of what legally happened to Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH.

  • GALERIA’s own company history says that from March 2019 Karstadt and Kaufhof merely appeared under the joint brand name GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof.
  • It then states that in January 2020 the two companies were legally merged, and all rights and obligations of GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH passed to Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH under § 20 UmwG.
  • GALERIA’s customer-card terms, valid from 01.01.2020, still identify the legal company in Essen under HRB 18928 as GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH, showing the Karstadt legal entity was still in existence then.

So the page’s infobox is backwards: Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH was not dissolved on 25 March 2019 because of a merger into Kaufhof. March 2019 was the brand launch; the legal merger happened in January 2020, with Karstadt as the surviving legal entity.

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  • Über GALERIA

    Ab März 2019 traten Karstadt und Kaufhof unter dem gemeinsamen Namen GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof auf. Im Januar 2020 wurden die beiden Unternehmen zu einem Unternehmen verschmolzen. Mit Wirksamwerden der Verschmelzung gingen gemäß § 20 UmwG alle Rechte und Pflichten der GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH auf die Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH ... über.

  • Teilnahmebedingungen (01.01.2020)

    Das GALERIA Kundenkarten-Programm ... wird von der GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH, Theodor-Althoff-Straße 2, 45133 Essen, eingetragen beim Amtsgericht – Registergericht – Essen unter der Handelsregisternummer HRB 18928 ... betrieben.

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am 1. Juli 2020 Insolvenz an
Correction

July 1, 2020 was the date insolvency proceedings were opened, not the date the insolvency filing was made. The debtor’s application was received on April 1, 2020.

Full reasoning

The article conflates the filing of insolvency with the later opening of insolvency proceedings.

  • The Essen court order for GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof states that the insolvency proceedings were opened on 01.07.2020, but explicitly adds that this opening occurred because of the debtor’s application received by the court on 01.04.2020.
  • Contemporary reporting from Handelsblatt likewise says the proceedings were opened on 1 July 2020 and that the company had already sought protection at the beginning of April.

So saying the company "am 1. Juli 2020 Insolvenz an" is inaccurate. The company filed in April 2020; 1 July 2020 was the court’s opening of the proceedings.

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25. März 2019
Correction

March 25, 2019 was the launch of the joint GALERIA brand, not the dissolution date of Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH. The legal merger happened in January 2020.

Full reasoning

This date is incorrect in the infobox field for dissolution.

GALERIA’s own company history distinguishes between two separate events:

  1. March 2019: Karstadt and Kaufhof began appearing under the shared brand name GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof.
  2. January 2020: the two companies were legally merged into one company, with Kaufhof’s rights and obligations transferring to Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH.

GALERIA’s terms valid from 01.01.2020 also still list the legal company in Essen under HRB 18928 as GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH, which would not be possible if Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH had already been dissolved on 25 March 2019.

So 25 March 2019 is the date of the common market launch/branding, not the company’s dissolution date.

2 sources
  • Über GALERIA

    Ab März 2019 traten Karstadt und Kaufhof unter dem gemeinsamen Namen GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof auf. Im Januar 2020 wurden die beiden Unternehmen zu einem Unternehmen verschmolzen.

  • Teilnahmebedingungen (01.01.2020)

    Das GALERIA Kundenkarten-Programm ... wird von der GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH, Theodor-Althoff-Straße 2, 45133 Essen, eingetragen beim Amtsgericht – Registergericht – Essen unter der Handelsregisternummer HRB 18928 ... betrieben.

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