Konsum (East Germany)
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| Konsum within the VDK by designer Karl Thewalt [de] for the "Verband Deutscher Konsumgenossenschaften (VDK) der DDR" | |
| Company type | Co-op |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail, restaurants, grocery stores |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | former East Germany |
Konsum (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔnzʊm] ) is a cooperative retail chain founded in 1945 by the Soviet Military Administration in occupied East Germany. It consisted of grocery stores, retail markets, industrial plants, and restaurants, and was a direct competitor to the Handelsorganisation.[1] [2]
After German reunification in 1990, Konsum was not dissolved, as it was not a state-owned enterprise like Handelsorganisation. Today, it exists in limited capacity, mostly as a real estate management cooperative.
References
[edit ]- ^ Simone Tippach-Schneider: Das große Lexikon der DDR-Werbung, Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag GmbH, Berlin 2004.
- ^ Burchard Bösche, Jan-Frederik Korf: Chronik der deutschen Konsumgenossenschaften. 150 Jahre Konsumgenossenschaften in Deutschland. 100 Jahre Zentralverband deutscher Konsumgenossenschaften e. V. Hamburg 2003.
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- Organisations based in East Germany
- East Germany–Soviet Union relations
- Retail companies of the Soviet Union
- 1945 establishments in Germany
- Conglomerate companies established in 1945
- Companies of East Germany
- German companies established in 1945
- Retail companies established in 1945
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