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Essen, Limbecker Platz, Karstadt 2010.

On 14 May 1881, Rudolph Karstadt founded his first store Tuch-, Manufaktur- und Konfektionsgeschäft Karstadt (Cloth, Manufacture, and Mass Production Business Karstadt) in Wismar. In 1884, a second store was opened in Lübeck. Soon, 24 stores had been opened in all of Northern Germany. In 1920, the business was turned into a joint stock company. In 1984, Karstadt acquired the mail-order business Neckermann Versand. In 1994, it acquired the department store chain Hertie, to which KaDeWe belonged. In 1999 it finally merged with Quelle AG to become KarstadtQuelle AG, only to be renamed Arcandor AG on July 1, 2007. The current chief executive officer is Karl-Gerhard Eick (since 2009).

On June 5, 2009, investigations started into possible breach of trust offenses by Arcandor's former CEO Thomas Middelhoff.

In June 2009, Arcandor filed for bankruptcy protection after its request for loan guarantees of up to 650 million Euros had been rejected by the German government.
The future of the employees is uncertain.
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~LuYiFen Jan 1, 2011  Hobbyist Artist
sad story :(
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~Night-Beast Dec 29, 2010
Featured here.
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`miskis Aug 30, 2010
big business, whats not to love? :sarcasm:
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`lemontea Aug 16, 2010
Powerful shot, story.
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~35mil Aug 14, 2010
Great image
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`myrnajacobs Aug 14, 2010  Professional Photographer
Your image tells the story. I really love the feeling of rape and devastation.
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*Rojpix Aug 13, 2010
excellent POV for the story... headed to dust
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~Philliwolf5 Aug 13, 2010  Hobbyist Writer
With it's lack of green and Nature, it provokes a very desolate feeling in me. Bur of course, I hate cities, so go figure. Great capture!
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~ButterflyxCaught Aug 13, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Chris, YOU ARE SIMPLY AMAZING!
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`devilicious Aug 12, 2010  Professional Photographer
i believe all the dirt foreground really balances the visual above it - simplicity below and busy above - it all works so well - so very well composed :nod:

i have worked in corporate america my entire life - up close and personal with corporate lawyers for most of it - i know this world you speak of ;)

fantastic thing to "expose"

:+favlove:
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