KaDeWe Group
KaDeWe Group GmbH is a group of three department stores in Germany with around 4,000 employees. It is owned by the Thai Central Group.
Stores
Operating
Future
- Carsch Haus in Düsseldorf
Cancelled
- Lamarr in Vienna, Austria: Planned to open in 2025, cancelled in 2024 due to the Signa Holding bankruptcy and the under-construction store building was demolished.
History
The group was founded in 2014 by Signa Holding and was also owned by Beny Steinmetz for a short period. In 2015 Central Group acquired a stake in the company.The construction of a new department store titled Lamarr was announced in 2022 to be built in Vienna.
In 2023, Signa Holding filed for bankruptcy and in mid-2024 Central Group purchased 100% of the company.
Following the cancellation of Lamarr, Central Group purchased the under-construction Düsseldorf Carsch-Haus store in 2025, saving the project.