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Schlecker
Sign in to saveSchlecker was a German retail company with headquarters in Ehingen which once had a workforce of some 52,000. There were stores across Europe including Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Portugal, Poland, France, Spain and Italy. Schlecker announced the closure of half its shops across Germany with effect from 29 February 2012. Due to bankruptcy, the remaining stores were closed on 27 June of that year, with the exception of the 'XL' markets and the businesses of associated 'Ihr Platz' brand.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Schlecker
- Company.logo
- File:Schlecker 2011.svg
- Company.type
- Sole proprietorship
- Company.foundation
- 1975
- Company.defunct
- 2012
- Company.location
- Ehingen (Donau), Deutschland, Germany
- Company.area_served
- Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Belgium, Hungary, Poland, France, Spain, Italy.
- Company.key_people
- Anton Schlecker, Lars Schlecker and Meike Schlecker
- Company.industry
- Retail
- Company.products
- Cosmetics, healthcare, household products, photo developing and food
- Company.services
- Business services,
- Company.revenue
- € 4.748 billion (2010/2011) EUR (2010)
- Company.num_employees
- 25,000 (September 2008)
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- History
- Founding and first years
- Expansion
- Development from 2000 to 2010
- Developments from 2011
- Literature
- References
Schlecker was a German retail company with headquarters in Ehingen which once had a workforce of some 52,000. There were stores across Europe including Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Portugal, Poland, France, Spain and Italy. Schlecker announced the closure of half its shops across Germany with effect from 29 February 2012. Due to bankruptcy, the remaining stores were closed on 27 June of that year, with the exception of the 'XL' markets and the businesses of associated 'Ihr Platz' brand.
== History ==
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