Konsum | |
Type: | Co-op |
Industry: | Retail, restaurants, grocery stores |
Founded: | 1945 |
Hq Location City: | East Berlin |
Area Served: | former East Germany |
Konsum (pronounced as /de/) is a cooperative retail chain founded in 1945 by the Soviet Military Administration in occupied East Germany. It consisted of grocery stores, retail markets, industrial plants, and restaurants, and was a direct competitor to the Handelsorganisation.[1] [2]
After German reunification in 1990, Konsum was not dissolved, as it was not a state-owned enterprise like Handelsorganisation. Today, it exists in limited capacity, mostly as a real estate management cooperative.