SIGNA Group Of Companies

During the first 17 years of its existence, SIGNA has succeeded in developing a property portfolio of more than six billion euros and a sales volume for its retail investments of over 3.5 billion euros. It has become a company of European calibre. The group comprises two main core businesses: SIGNA Real Estate and SIGNA Retail. SIGNA Real Estate owns and manages a comprehensive property portfolio of extraordinary real estate properties and is perceived to be a competent partner in fund management and a leader in real estate services. This sector has around 160 employees who work in four independent business units. They include SIGNA Development Selection, SIGNA Funds, the real estate services company SIGNA Real Estate Management, and SIGNA Prime Selection, which focuses on investment and long-term real estate holdings in prime city centre locations in Europe. Established under the overall corporate umbrella of SIGNA Retail are a number of commercial concerns, operating next to one another but independently. These include, as well as The KaDeWe Group, the firms of Karstadt sports and Karstadt Warenhaus, Outfitter, and the Joint Venture with EATALY and the online outlet dealer dress-for-less, as well as internetstores and Tennis-Point. All the companies are managed by experienced store and trade experts. With more than 20,000 employees at more than 100 locations, SIGNA Retail achieves with these companies a consolidated turnover of more than EUR 3.5 billion per year, thus making it one of the largest concerns in the German retail sector.