- Nuremberg/Coburg: Aachener fashion chain takes over two Galeria branches in Franconia
- Karstadt in long water and department store in Coburg: Esignificant change planned
- manager reveals first details about the range
- “Aachen Department Store”: opening in the Late summer 2023
The Branch of Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof in the Franken-Center in Nuremberg-Langwasser will be in a few months from the Aachener fashion chain accepted. In the Galeria branch in downtown Coburg the company will also move in with one location. In conversation with inFranken.de reports Managing Director Friedrich-Wilhelm Göbel, what customers expect – and announces one significant change at.
Update from April 14, 2023: More staff, special “services” – that’s what the Aachen boss intends to do with the branches
“Aachener” boss Friedrich-Wilhelm Göbel has further details Takeover of the Galeria locations in Coburg and Nuremberg-Langwasser reveal. Like him opposite inFranken.de explained, there is one significant change in the much-anticipated “Department Stores” in the personnel structure. There should be a clear increase here.
“We will Increase staff by around a third of employees“, says Göbel. “We will all employees a job offer do and beyond are looking for new staff for our branches.” The background is that in the shops you can still more on service and personal advice want to put. On the other hand, online advice should not play a role here, he emphasizes.
“We will too offer additional serviceswhich I only want to make public when we finally present the concept,” says Göbel. He expects that to happen between now and then mid and late May. The two should be at the end of June Franconian Galeria branches therefore close that “Aachen” openings be in late summer 2023 planned.
First report from April 11, 2023: “Aachener Department Stores” are moving to Galeria-Karstadt-Kaufhof branches in Nuremberg and Coburg
It will die took over the entire gallery area in Nuremberg-Langwasser and in Coburg, explains Goebel. The lease has already been signed. He also reveals the major changes this takeover will bring: “It will more staff give, there will be one Focusing of the price segments give, we are not active for discount itemswe are active in luxury items.” Next to Women’s and men’s fashion also offer the Aachen fashion chain lingerie, shoes and accessories at. The brands are listed on the fashion house’s website Daniel Hechter, Esprit, Marc O’Polo and Street One.
But the company wants to expand its range: Beauty items, perfumery, children’s fashion, toys and luggage should also be offered, according to Göbel. In Nuremberg-Langwasser and Coburg should with the “Aachen Department Stores” accordingly one “modern department store concept” to be realized. “We will no longer offer certain things that were still offered at Galeria”, the managing director does not want to give more details yet. In addition to the changed range, the arrangement of the product group will also differ compared to Galeria. According to plan, Aachener wants to take over the areas in Nuremberg-Langwasser and Coburg on July 1, 2023 and then tackle the first changes, explains Göbel.
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The Opening of the “Aachen Department Stores” should then Late August/early September 2023 take place. Göbel appreciates that August 31st or the September 1 at both locations as a date. In Coburg there is a Sunday shopping on September 3rd, so opening before then would be a good idea, he explains. “Opening incentives” in the form of perks are also planned, further details are to follow here. Basically be too other Galeria locations interesting for Aacheners in Bavaria, but negotiations are still in progress and therefore nothing can be disclosed yet, according to Göbel. On Thursday (April 13, 2023), the Aachen boss first wanted to go to the Galeria branches in Nuremberg-Langwasser and Coburg come and hold a staff meeting, he wants to offer the affected employees the opportunity to work for Aachener in the future.
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