Tag: galeria kaufhaus

  • Another One Gone

    Again, the Berlin department store scene suddenly got smaller. Another big retailer is closing the doors. Galeria Kaufhaus in Alexanderplatz will go dark at the end of 2025. According to local papers, property owner Commerz Real wants to develop the property as a mixed use location of apartments and small shops for the Mitte. What…

  • Department Stores Downfalls

    Department Stores Downfalls

    Is the department store going the way of the Dodo Bird in Germany? Once these temples to consumption were places of dreams offering shoppers the best of the best.  Those days are long gone.  As the retail carnage continues, once mighty shopping temples have fallen silent. In Berlin, the department store culture slow death is…