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Arcandor

Arcandor AG was a holding company located in Essen, Germany, that oversaw a number of companies operating in the businesses of mail order and internet shopping, department stores and tourism services. It was formed in 1999 by the merger of Karstadt Warenhaus AG, founded in 1920, with Quelle AG, founded in 1927. In 2005, the corporation had about 68,000…

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Founded
1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Industry
Retail
Headquarters
Essen, Germany
Defunct
2009 (2009)
Fate
Bankruptcy
Number of employees
68,000 (2005)

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Arcandor

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples57
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

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Arcandor

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related to Business segments · 35
Arcandor → Alsterhaus, BON'A PARTE, Brick-and-mortar, Bucher Reisen, Customer, Department, DK Berufsmoden, Financial, Fox MarktSpecialty, Fritz Berger, General, HappyDigits, Hess Natur, Itellium, KaDeWe, Karstadt, KarstadtQuelle Bank, KarstadtQuelle Finanz ServiceOther, KarstadtQuelle Information Services, KarstadtSport
related to Postwar · 13
Arcandor → Arcandor AG, Arcandor's, CEO Thomas Middelhoff, Hertie, In, July, June, KaDeWe, Karstadt, KarstadtQuelle AG, Neckermann Versand, On, Quelle AG
Defunct · 1
Arcandor → 2009 (2009)
Fate · 1
Arcandor → Bankruptcy
Founded · 1
Arcandor → 1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Headquarters · 1
Arcandor → Essen, Germany
Industry · 1
Arcandor → Retail
Number of employees · 1
Arcandor → 68,000 (2005)
Traded as · 1
Arcandor → FWB: ARO
Type · 1
Arcandor → Public

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quelle 2009 company ag karstadt business department stores june founded store german kadewe germany 1999 2005 bankruptcy essen million schickedanz

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ArcandorDefunct2009 (2009)1.00infobox
ArcandorFateBankruptcy1.00infobox
ArcandorFounded1999; 27 years ago (1999)1.00infobox
ArcandorHeadquartersEssen, Germany1.00infobox
ArcandorIndustryRetail1.00infobox
ArcandorNumber of employees68,000 (2005)1.00infobox
ArcandorTraded asFWB: ARO1.00infobox
ArcandorTypePublic1.00infobox
ArcandorWebsitewww.arcandor.com1.00infobox
Arcandorrelated to Business segmentsBrick-and-mortar0.60section
Arcandorrelated to Business segmentsDepartment0.60section
Arcandorrelated to Business segmentsKarstadt0.60section

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