Neckermann (company)

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Neckermann Versand AG
Genre Mail order
Founded1 April 1950
Founder Josef Neckermann
Headquarters,
Germany
Owner Otto Group
Website www.neckermann.de

Neckermann Versand AG is a former German mail order company founded by Josef Neckermann on 1 April 1950. It was one of the leading mail order companies in Europe.

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On November 28, 2019, it was announced that Neckermann Belgium Travel had entered into an agreement with the online tour operator Sunweb. [1]

On June 7, 2021, Neckermann was acquired by the Belgian investment company CIM Capital. [2]

History

Former headquarters of Neckermann Versand AG from 1953 to 1960 in Danziger Platz Ostbahnhof-innen-ffm030.jpg
Former headquarters of Neckermann Versand AG from 1953 to 1960 in Danziger Platz

Neckermann Versand AG was founded on April 1, 1950 by Josef Neckermann.

Radio clock home brand Palladium, model 944/890 Palladium 944-890.jpg
Radio clock home brand Palladium, model 944/890

In 1978, Neckermann tried to gain a foothold in the gaming industry by releasing the Tele-Cassetten Game under their technology and multimedia home brand Palladium. From 1995, the company operated its own online shop at neckermann.de, through which almost 80 percent of sales were processed. The range consisted of over 700,000 articles from fashion, household, toy and technology segments. Since October 8, 2010, Neckermann is 100 percent owned by Sun Capital Partners.

On July 18, 2012, Neckermann.de GmbH and its subsidiary Neckermann Logistik GmbH filed for bankruptcy proceedings at the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main  [ de ]. [3] [4] The bankruptcy proceedings were officially opened on October 1, 2012. [5] Since February 4, 2013, Otto Group maintains an online mail order company at neckermann.de.

On November 28, 2019, it was announced that Neckermann Belgium Travel had entered into an agreement with the online tour operator Sunweb. As a result, Sunweb holidays were to be sold exclusively through Neckermann’s travel agencies. This partnership enabled Neckermann to restore around 90 percent of its former portfolio. [1]

On June 7, 2021, Neckermann was acquired by the Belgian investment company CIM Capital. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Neckermann in zee met Sunweb". Trends. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Reisorganisator Neckermann is (alweer) gered: CIM Capital neemt 41 winkels en 110 werknemers over". VRT. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. "Versand-Ikone Neckermann ist pleite". app.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  4. "Neckermann.de meldet Insolvenz an". heise online (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  5. "Insolvenzverfahren über Neckermann eröffnet". derstandard.at. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  6. "Patricia Wiede Kommunikation". patricia-wiede.de. Archived from the original on 2015-04-09.