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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.
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
Neckermann Versand AG was founded on April 1, 1950 by Josef Neckermann.
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 brandPalladium. 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]
Further reading
Thomas Veszelits: Die Neckermanns. Licht und Schatten einer deutschen Unternehmerfamilie. Campus, Frankfurt 2005, ISBN3-593-37406-4
Patricia Wiede: Josef Neckermann. Ullstein, München 2000, ISBN3-548-35947-7
Excerpts: „Hochgesteckte Ziele“ und „Ich wollte etwas ganz Großes“[6]
Josef Neckermann, Harvey T. Rowe, Karin Weingart: Erinnerungen. Ullstein, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN3-550-06439-X
Eckhard F. Schröter: Josef Neckermann. FN-Verlag, Warendorf 1984, ISBN3-88542-026-0
Franz Lerner: Frankfurt am Main und seine Wirtschaft. Ammelburg, Frankfurt 1958
Steffen Radlmaier: Die Joel-Story. Billy Joel und seine deutsch-jüdische Familiengeschichte. Heyne, München 2009, ISBN978-3-453-15874-0.
Steffen Radlmaier: Neckermann und der „Wäschejude“. Wie Karl Joel um sein Lebenswerk gebracht wurde, in Matthias Henkel und Eckart Dietzfelbinger (Hrsg.): Entrechtet. Entwürdigt. Beraubt: Die Arisierung in Nürnberg und Fürth, Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2012, ISBN978-3-86568-871-2 (Begleitbuch zur Ausstellung des Dokumentationszentrums Reichsparteitagsgelände)
Hans Steidle: Neckermann & Co. Die Ausplünderung der Würzburger Juden im Dritten Reich. Echter Verlag Würzburg 2014, ISBN978-3-429-03707-9
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