Closing of the Hallhuber branch in Berlin-Steglitz: Berlin regret loss of a unique fashion source

One last time was shopped yesterday in the Hallhuber branch on Schloßstraße in Berlin-Steglitz. The insolvent Munich fashion chain closes all shops. In the branch in the boulevard Berlin, only a few skirts hang in the empty room on Wednesday. On the last open day, some customers are drawn into business. Many regret the closure.

The company has again applied for insolvency proceedings on its own two years after the first bankruptcy and the closure of the online shop this spring. As a company spokesman announced, the last attempts to find new donors have now failed.

in Berlin are affected by the closure, the branches in the Mall of Berlin, on Kurfürstendamm and Schloßstraße. Most rental contracts have already been terminated. The fashion chain also disappears from the Galeria Karstadt department stores on Alexanderplatz and Kudamm.

Nils Busch-Petersen (60), Managing Director of the Berlin-Brandenburg trade association, is concerned: "Textile shops have to close every day-forced by Corona, topped by consequences of war and inflation." In uncertain times, the textile industry is always severely affected. "You also have to buy food in times of crisis, but it saves the best way to get clothes," he says.

According to the Commercial Association CEO, the decline in consumer mood is still in the double-digit range compared to 2019. Busch-Petersen demands from politics: better framework conditions for retail such as additional Sundays.