DBH Deutsche Buch Handels GmbH & Co. KG

The German Book Trade GmbH & Co. KG (DBH ), headquartered in Munich, is a merger of Hugendubel, Jokers, Weiland, Wohlthat'sche and DBH department store. Buch Habel was fully acquired in 2008 and from January 2011 merged with Hugendubel. With a total of 496 branches, the DBH well ahead of Thalia Holding GmbH and is the largest German bookstore chain.

History

It was founded in 2006 as a financial holding company and owned 50 % of the Hugendubel family and 50% of the Weltbild publishing group from their previous long-standing cooperation this " joint venture " emerged ( shareholder of the Weltbild Publishing Group in turn are 14 dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany and the soldiers pastoral Berlin). In fiscal 2010, the DBH had a turnover of 731 million euros.

The DBH was known for its first fiscal 2006 sales of approximately 675 million euros. It manages the 465 bookstores branches of the two owner companies with a total of around 3,500 employees (as of October 2007). To this end, the book houses Hugendubel belong in Germany, Austria and Switzerland ( 34 branches), Weiland (33 ), Buch Habel (17, now sold in some cases, partly on Hugendubel renamed ), Schmorl and Seefeld in Hanover ( 2) and the book discounters Wohlthat ' s Bookshop ( 50 ), World picture / Weltbildplus / worldview Best (approx. 260), Jokers Restseller ( 18) and the full range of bookshops bookstore worldview! (12) and in Austria the 35 branches of A & M and AM! .

From July 2008, leading the DBH of 44 to 89 then book departments of department store group Karstadt. The remaining departments will be closed and the employees in other areas. In order to partner with Karstadt previously, the Thalia chain had sought. The acquisition of 44 book departments was approved by the Federal Cartel Office in April 2008; eight other book departments ( in Kiel, Leipzig, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt and Munich) were provisionally not be copied from antitrust concerns.

In order to save personnel costs, massive 2009 restructuring measures throughout the Group have begun. Beginning of the year started to job cuts in the joint stock company of DBH Weltbild publishing group.

The first subsidiary, the company Weltbild plus was from May 2009 initially affected. Since in this company no works councils were formed, the planned 322 job cuts plus hours reductions could be implemented freely and quickly.

On 30 June 2009 the administrations of Buch Habel in Darmstadt and the Wohlthat'schen bookstore in Berlin were closed and concentrating the tasks in the business center of the DBH. This was followed by the great waves of layoffs at Buch Habel, Hugendubel and blessing. In blessing the measure was implemented nationwide freely and in secret. In the Wohlthat branches in Berlin / Potsdam it was through the action of the local council, as in Buch Habel and Hugendubel, delayed and made ​​public by the support of the trade union Verdi. Beginning of November 2009 began the labor dispute in the Wohlthat'schen bookstore. During the year 2010, the industrial action are lack of sufficient support in, filled in large part by newly hired part-time employees, employees come to a standstill, despite continued translated closing branches in Berlin and Potsdam.

Also in late 2009, the present general works and works councils established a group works in the group, which they intend to expand the participation in the subsidiary. These works council works council elections in the loose plants are started without general works. In addition to this task, the local bodies should obtain an efficient information system for the operations of the Group, which, beyond the limits of local participation and the participation in the subsidiaries addition, early to report on the planning of the Executive Committee. After initial difficulties in 2010 placed in this body that has substantial benefits after.

The Holding uses a common ERP system, however, operates yet no central purchasing. Unlike the competing Thalia chain, the individual stores yet keep its name and to also preserve their own profile, according to the company's management.

Like other major bookstore chains (Thalia and Mayersche ) uses the database handler, the logistics and warehouse capacities of the book wholesaler Libri.

The worldview - branch business was in 2014 removed from the distribution network and transmitted to the world.

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