Private company

Galeria

Logo: Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

German department store chain

Galeria (formerly Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH, German pronunciation: ) is Germany's last remaining department store company and is described as one of "Europe's oldest and largest". The company operates under the legal name GALERIA S.à r.l.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Mar 25, 2019Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersEssen1
  • Websitewww.galeria.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • Kind of organizationLimited partnership1
  • LEI529900ZR6YUDO8MTVP493
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressTheodor-Althoff-Straße 2, 45133 Essen, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Essen, HRA 118183

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Frankfurt Galeria Kaufhof.20131019
Photo: Epizentrum, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Galeria (formerly Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH, German pronunciation: [ɡaleˈʁiːa ˈkaːɐ̯ʃtat ˈkaʊfhoːf]) is Germany's last remaining department store company and is described as one of "Europe's oldest and largest". The company operates under the legal name GALERIA S.à r.l.2

Corporate structure

Galeria sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Galeria Essen, Germany

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Karstadt1
  2. Succeeded Kaufhof1

Timeline

  1. Mar 25, 2019Founded Founded1

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