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KiK retail network restructuring

Overview

Textile discounter KiK is implementing a retail restructuring plan that involves closing approximately 150 stores in Germany and around 300 locations across Europe by the end of 2026.

CEO and CFO Christian Kümmel stated that the company is trimming its portfolio to improve profitability, noting that previous expansion strategies involving many stores in close proximity did not yield expected customer growth. Despite the closures, KiK intends to maintain roughly 4,000 locations across Europe, with over 2,200 remaining in Germany. The company expects to open only 15 new locations during this period.

As of early November 2026, at least 84 specific German closures have been identified through public reports and company confirmations. Impacted areas include major cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, and Frankfurt, as well as regions like Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg, and Schleswig-Holstein. Specific sites such as Gunzenhausen, Fürstenberg, Marburg, Essen, Hamm, Marl, Troisdorf, and Stockelsdorf have been identified. In Upper Bavaria, a location in Raubling is scheduled for its final sale on November 21, 2026.

The company has opted to inform the public only when closures are imminent rather than releasing a full list of all affected sites. Regarding the workforce, KiK has emphasized that these closures are not intended to result in operational redundancies: instead, employees from affected branches are to be transferred to neighboring locations whenever possible.

Entities

Kik

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    KiK to close hundreds of stores across Europe to improve profitability

    KiK is closing roughly 300 European stores, including 150 in Germany, to correct over-expansion and prioritize profitability. Affected staff are expected to be reassigned to other locations.

  2. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    KiK to close 150 German stores as part of European restructuring

    Textile discounter KiK is closing 150 German stores this year and plans 300 European closures by 2026 to improve profitability and correct previous over-expansion.

  3. [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    KiK to close 150 stores in Germany as part of retail restructuring

    Retailer KiK is restructuring its network, planning to close 150 stores in Germany and 300 across Europe by the end of 2026.

Sources

augsburger-allgemeine.de · derwesten.de · halternerzeitung.de · hna.de · moin.de · nordbayern.de · thueringen24.de · vijesti.ba

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