Deichmann SE

Deichmann SE[3] (formerly Heinrich Deichmann-Schuhe GmbH & Co. KG) is a major German footwear retail chain founded in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In 2017, business newspaper, Handelsblatt, called it the biggest shoe vendor in Europe.[4]

DEICHMANN Shoes
Societas Europaea
Founded1913 (1913)
HeadquartersEssen
Key people
Heinrich Deichmann (CEO)
ProductsShoes, Bags
Revenue~€5.8 Billion EUR[1] (2017)
Number of employees
39,564 (2017)[2]
Websitewww.deichmann.com
The Deichmann flagship store in Essen, Germany
A branch in Leeds, England.

Established in 1913 by Heinz-Horst Deichmann, the company remains 100% owned by the Deichmann family.[5]

Deichmann's United States operations are limited to one store, in the Towson Town Center, in Towson, Maryland, and previously operated a store in the Holyoke Mall, in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Deichmann has partial presence in France and Russia, via online retail.

References

  1. "Umsatz der Deichmann-Gruppe wächst 2017 um 5,9 Prozent auf 5,8 Milliarden Euro". Archived from the original on 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  2. Deichmann - Wachstum
  3. Document of the society's founding at Amtsgericht (local court) Essen; trade register number HRB21020; 19.08.2008
  4. "Der Schuh-Riese baut weiter aus". Handelsblatt. Düsseldorf. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. "Deichmann ist Familienunternehmer des Jahres". Pro-Christliches Medienmagazin. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.


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