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Bonprix: CEO Torben Hansen to depart – Nicolai Johannsen to take over as chief marketing officer

A change at the top of German e-commerce company Bonprix, which is part of the Otto Group. Chief executive officer Torben Hansen will leave the company on October 31. Differing views on the company's strategic direction led to a mutual separation, the subsidiary of the Hamburg-based retail group Otto Group announced on Wednesday. Hansen had held...

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Maximilian Kleinert joins Manufactum management board to drive expansion

Maximilian Kleinert is set to further drive expansion in growth markets as a member of Manufactum's management board from September. A subsidiary of the Otto Group retail group, Manufactum specialises in a range of durable, timeless everyday goods – including clothing. Manufactum currently operates 14 department stores in Germany and one branch...

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Lascana increases annual revenue by four percent

German clothing retailer Lascana has continued its growth trajectory in the 2024/25 financial year. According to a statement released on Thursday, the company, which is part of the Hamburg-based trading and services group Otto Group, increased its revenue for the tenth year in a row. In the past financial year, the brand generated revenue of 551...

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Head of communications leaves Otto Group after 22 years

Thomas Voigt, long-standing vice president of group corporate communications and public affairs at the Otto Group, is leaving the retail group. Voigt, who has worked for the Hamburg-based company for 22 years, will hand over the reins to Annette Siragusano on March 1, 2026, the Otto Group announced on Friday. Martin Zander will serve as deputy...

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Otto Group: Petra Scharner-Wolff becomes CEO

The Hamburg-based trading and services group Otto Group has appointed Petra Scharner-Wolff as its new CEO. The previous Group Board Member for Finance, Controlling and Human Resources has taken over overall management as CEO with effect from March 1, the Otto Group announced on Monday. She is taking over for Alexander Birken, who, after eight...

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Bestseller, C&A, H&M, Inditex, Otto Group and PVH Corp. commit to Pakistan Accord

As the member brands of the Pakistan Accord’s steering committee, Bestseller, C&A, H&M, Inditex, the Otto Group and PVH Corp. have affirmed their commitment to the workplace safety program. They will act in close collaboration with their Pakistani suppliers and other stakeholders in the coming weeks as they take steps towards the establishment...

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Otto Group reports 20 percent increase in H1 sales

Germany’s Otto Group has reported a strong increase in sales in the first half of the year. The retail and services group, which owns fashion retailers Bonprix and About You, said its worldwide sales increased by 20 percent in the six months to February 28, driven in particular by increased demand in the fashion, living and lifestyle assortment....

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German e-tailer About You eyes 4bn euro valuation in IPO

German fashion e-tailer About You has set a price range of between 21 euros to 26 euros a share for its float on the stock market, valuing it at around 4 billion euros. The company, which is owned by Otto Group, said it aims to raise between 600 million euros and 941 million euros via a private placement which it will use to scale its offering...

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Women in fashion leadership: Petra Scharner-Wolff, Otto Group

Petra Scharner-Wolff is Group Executive Vice President Finance, Controlling, and Human Resources at Otto GmbH & Co KG. The Hamburg-based Otto Group, which operates in more than 25 countries and boasts an annual revenue of 14.3 billion Euros in 2019/2020, is one of the world’s biggest e-tailers. FashionUnited spoke with her via email about the...

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Freemans inks partnership with designer Julien Macdonald

UK home shopping retailer Freemans Grattan Holdings, the UK division of German mail order company the Otto Group, has announced an exclusive three-year partnership with Welsh fashion designer Julien Macdonald. The tie-up will see Macdonald work with Freemans to design a contemporary collection of womenswear, accessories and homewares to be...

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In pictures: Germany's latest high-tech shopping experience

Nothing less than creating a "radically" new shopping experience was the goal behind online fashion retailer Bonprix's new pilot store. Want to order your size into the fitting room via smartphone or have tags that change prices in real time along with the ones in the online shop? The store of the subsidiary of Germany’s mail order company Otto...

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Bestseller invests in German fashion retailer About You

Heartland A/S, the investment company owned by Besteller A/S, has acquired a double-digit stake in the German e-commerce platform About You GmbH. The investment is part of a financing round of around 300 million US dollars (approximately 230 million pounds or 227 million euros). About You was founded in 2014 as a subsidiary of Otto Group, the...