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| Type | GmbH |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | April 1994 |
| Founder(s) | Stefan Heinig, Tengelmann Group |
| Headquarters | Bönen, Germany |
| Key people | Stefan Heinig (CEO) |
| Products | Clothing |
| Revenue | € 1.2 billion |
| Employees | 20,000 approx. |
| Website | Official website |
KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH is a textile discounter based in Bönen, Germany, founded in 1994 by Stefan Heinig and the holding company Tengelmann Group.[1]
KiK is the largest textile discounter chain in Germany and operates over 2,900 stores in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia.[2]
KiK is an acronym for "Kunde ist König" (English: The customer is king).[3]
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Sponsoring
KiK have, in the past, sponsored a number of football teams, namely Arminia Bielefeld, Werder Bremen, Hansa Rostock and VfL Bochum.[4] They currently sponsor referees of the Austrian Football Bundesliga and in January 2009 also sponsored the German national team at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship.[5]
Verona Pooth has been the face of KiK's television advertising campaign.[6]
Criticism
KiK have been criticised by the Clean Clothes Campaign for their bad practises in countries such as Bangladesh, where factory workers, often children,[7] are paid as little as €18–24 per month.[8]
While running almost 50,000 secret credit ratings of staff,[9] overtime is often not paid,[10] despite accusations and lawsuits of KiK paying below minimum wage to their staff in Germany.[11]
Swastika-styled clothing racks
In 2009, a man from the German state Schleswig-Holstein pressed charges against KiK under Strafgesetzbuch § 86a, which outlaws the "use of symbols of unconstitutional organisations", for the chain using swastika-styled clothing racks in their shops.[12]
References
- ^ "Tengelmann-Chef gelobt Besserung bei Kik" (in German). Die Welt. 26 August 2010. http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article9219145/Tengelmann-Chef-gelobt-Besserung-bei-Kik.html. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ "Immobilien – KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH" (in German). http://www.kik-textilien.com/de/ueber-kik/immobilien/. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Qualität – KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH" (in German). http://www.kik-textilien.com/de/qualitaet/. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Bochum mit KiK auf der Brust" (in German). Focus. 28 June 2007. http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga1/fussball-bundesliga-bochum-mit-kik-auf-der-brust_aid_277721.html. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ Seele, Rainer (18 January 2009). "Alles, nur nicht Beate Uhse" (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. http://www.faz.net/s/Rub6874AA7FE6A740BB9AE159726966519F/Doc~E60FE19B75319466E80C3064CEBF427C3~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ Simon, Violetta (17 April 2009). "Pooth wirbt für Kik – Verona im Ausverkauf" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/778/465370/text/. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ Ehlert, Felix (8 May 2008). "Kinderarbeit nicht ausgeschlossen" (in German). Der Spiegel. http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,552311,00.html. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "KiK-Betriebsratswahl als "Farce": Nur Assistent des Chefs wählbar" (in German). Die Presse. 13 March 2007. http://diepresse.com/home/wirtschaft/economist/290611/index.do. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Kik wieder im Kreuzfeuer der Kritik" (in German). Der Standard. 25 September 2009. http://derstandard.at/1253807771696/Bonitaetsauskuenfte-Kik-wieder-im-Kreuzfeuer-der-Kritik. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Firmenprofil: KiK" (in German). Clean Clothes Campaign. http://www.saubere-kleidung.de/ccc-20_unternehemen/ccc-25-11_fp_kik.html. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Gericht stoppt Niedriglohn bei Textildiscounter" (in German). Der Spiegel. 29 May 2008. http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,556396,00.html. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ Stahl, Volker (22 January 2009). "Große Aufregung um "Hakenkreuz-Ständer"" (in German). Hamburger Morgenpost. http://archiv.mopo.de/archiv/2009/20090122/hamburg/panorama/grosse_aufregung_um_hakenkreuz_staender.html. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
External links
- Official website (German)
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