Annual Report 2009/10 Excellence in Retailing - Douglas Holding

IMPRESSIONS
October 2009
With Douglas, Thalia, Christ and Hussel openings,
the DOUGLAS Group offers no less than four
new stores at the futuristic “Loop5” shopping center
in Weiterstadt near Frankfurt.
Douglas, Christ and Hussel open new locations at
the “Limbecker Platz” mall in Essen. Thalia opened a
bookstore here in March 2008.
November 2009
The DOUGLAS Executive Board honors the winner
of the “TOP TEAM 2009” sales competition. The
“crème de la crème” win a four-day Mediterranean
cruise on the AIDA.
Anke Giesen assumes responsibility for the Human
Resources and Legal Affairs portfolios on the
DOUGLAS HOLDING AG Executive Board.
December 2009
Thalia Holding acquires a majority interest in the
online bookseller buch.de.
Douglas and Thalia are named German “Retailers
of the Year” in the categories “Perfumery“ and “Books
and Magazines” – the results of a survey of 45,000 consumers
conducted by Q&A Research & Consultancy.
DOUGLAS HOLDING donates EUR 2,000 to the
“Meals for Children” initiative run by the Young Protestants
organization in Hagen.
January 2010
Douglas joins the cosmetics manufacturer Origins
in the “Plant a Tree” ecology campaign.
The top model Katrin Thormann becomes the new
face of AppelrathCüpper.
DOUGLAS HOLDING AG
Mission Statement
Letter to the Shareholders
Executive Board
Corporate Governance
Report of the Supervisory Board
DOUGLAS Share
Impressions
Human Resources
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