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The
Praktiker management began in late 2012 with the transformation of 119 Praktiker stores to Max Bahr stores. At the end of this process in December 2013 Germany should have 117 Praktiker and 196 Max Bahr outlets, at the beginning of that process there were 236 Praktiker and 78 Max Bahr stores.
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at the
Hamburg district court the following day for the eight domestic subsidiaries, including Extra Bau+Hobby. The insolvency application for Praktiker AG was filed on July 12, 2013 at the Saarbrücken District Court and on 25 July 2013 for the Max Bahr subsidiary. The Praktiker and Extra stores
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In contrast to most of its German competitors, the company grew up by buying up various small DIY chains and building material stores. In addition, there was expansion into the new federal states and other
European countries in the 1990s. After Metro AG's withdrawal as shareholder in 2006, the
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to buy 59 Max Bahr stores in
November 2013. All Praktiker, Extra Bau+Hobby and Max Bahr stores were closed by the end of November 2013 (Praktiker, Extra, 40 Max Bahr stores) or at the end of February 2014 (remaining Max Bahr stores).
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Because of the insolvency applications in July 2013 all those plans are stopped, with 54 former
Praktiker stores already transferred to Max Bahr outlets. The companies Hellweg and Globus failed to reach an agreement with the
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were sold to Papag AG in March 2014. However the group was declared bankrupted in 2017, and all the stores were closed, part of the former
Praktiker stores are now part of the Castorama network detained by Kingfisher.
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subsidiary, Praktiker EOOD, was sold to
Videolux Holding AD. The company which operates electronics retailer Technopolis, opened two new stores and reconstructed all Praktiker stores in the end of 2017.
454:, Praktiker initially closed the 9 stores after it failed to find a buyer. Later stores were bought by Uygulama Yapı Marketleri Inc. and were reopened, followed by the opening of new stores.
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In 1979 Praktiker opened its first four stores in
Germany. Over the years Praktiker took over many smaller companies and changed most of their stores into Praktiker stores:
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company experienced an existential crisis and posted high losses for years. Despite intensive efforts and considerable financial injections, the attempts to
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after the merger of ASKO with Metro Cash & Carry in 1995. It was spun off under the name
Praktiker Holding in November 2005 and listed on the
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were sold in
October 2013. Now the bâtiself stores were rebranded and are not anymore related to the Praktiker brand.
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In 2016 two German businessmen acquired the naming rights and opened under praktiker.de a home improvement
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Praktiker stores were sold to Papag AG in January 2015, and again to Wallis Group in January 2016.
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Praktiker: Fairfax Financial Holding erwirbt Praktiker-Gesellschaft in Griechenland (German)
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were closed on 30 November 2013, followed by the Max Bahr stores on February 25, 2014.
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that had no effect on external subsidies. All sold to other companies in 2013-2015
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under the name bâtiself. Initially owned by ASKO, the chain became a division of
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743:"Renaissance im Internet: Das zweite Leben von Praktiker, Hertie und Co"
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Companies formerly listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
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1993: "BLV", "MHB", "Massa", "Huma", "Extra", "Real-Kauf"
724:"Praktiker says Max Bahr units to file for insolvency"
542:, the company had planned to open a store in 2009 in
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Praktiker Romania S.R.L. which operated 27 stores in
481:, the first store was opened on November 29, 2007 in
146:(Insolvency administrator Praktiker and Extra stores)
531:, the first store was opened on October 30, 2009 in
852:"German DIY chain Praktiker withdraws from Turkey"
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306:chain which operated in Europe. It was based in
958:"Praktiker Poland has vanished from the market"
436:was sold on April 8, 2014 to Canadian investor
834:"Wallis Group buys Hungarian Praktiker stores"
420:Former subsidiaries still using Praktiker name
349:External subsidiares were not affected by the
757:"Neun Praktiker-Märkte in Bulgarien verkauft"
704:"Praktiker DIY stores to file for insolvency"
462:The three Luxembourgian "bâtiself" stores in
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341:On July 10, 2013 Praktiker AG filed for
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1054:Retail companies disestablished in 2014
689:"METRO AG prepares for Praktiker's IPO"
136:(Insolvency administrator Praktiker AG)
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888:"Мережа Praktiker закрилася в Україні"
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322:. Since 2006 until 2011 was listed on
310:and opened its first store in 1978 in
280:Interior view of a Praktiker store in
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1049:Retail companies established in 1978
943:Kingfisher buys Praktiker in Romania
1064:Defunct retail companies of Romania
141:(Insolvency administrator Max Bahr)
16:German defunct hardware store chain
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643:Praktiker Group Annual Report 2012
572:Praktiker Group Annual Report 2010
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395:1998: 25 "Extra" franchise stores
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691:. Metro AG. 27 October 2005.
383:1991: "Esbella", "Continent"
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1044:Companies based in Hamburg
401:2006: 76 "Max Bahr" stores
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392:1997: 60 "Wirichs" stores
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377:1979: 9 "BayWa" stores
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295:Praktiker activities
139:Jens-Sören Schröder
876:. 27 February 2019.
858:. 11 February 2013.
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458:Former subsidiaries
244:Number of employees
144:Christopher Seagon
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991:Praktiker Bulgaria
763:. 28 February 2014
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230:Total equity
215:Total assets
103:Headquarters
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649:. p. 2
514:Brico Dépôt
336:restructure
134:Udo Gröner
118:Area served
1033:Categories
793:2014-04-09
627:2012-03-28
550:References
432:Praktiker
364:Operations
351:bankruptcy
343:insolvency
312:Luxembourg
237:(end 2010)
222:(end 2010)
195:Net income
130:Key people
96:Bankruptcy
77:Luxembourg
1025:(Archive)
1019:(Archive)
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673:ignored (
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472:Ingeldorf
445:Hungarian
426:Bulgarian
267:Bucharest
66:Retailing
46:Traded as
20:Praktiker
813:Origo.hu
761:DIE WELT
581:10 April
544:Chişinău
491:Mykolaiv
468:Strassen
338:failed.
316:Metro AG
152:Products
62:Industry
967:23 June
898:23 June
728:Reuters
653:10 July
540:Moldova
529:Albania
506:Romania
483:Donetsk
479:Ukraine
443:The 19
369:Germany
308:Hamburg
286:Germany
282:Neu-Ulm
271:Romania
248:19,523
167:Revenue
111:Germany
107:Hamburg
84:Defunct
72:Founded
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838:Bbj.hu
533:Tirana
521:Poland
452:Turkey
434:Greece
415:Europe
207:(2011)
187:(2010)
172:(2010)
162:retail
123:Europe
75:1978 (
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818:2 May
767:2 May
647:(PDF)
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464:Foetz
969:2019
930:2015
900:2019
820:2015
769:2015
675:help
655:2013
603:help
583:2011
495:Kyiv
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487:Lviv
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328:SDAX
324:MDAX
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