I already reported about Leica Camera acquiring Meister Camera in Germany – here is the full press release (Google translated):
Leica Camera Germany is expanding its sales network
On November 1, 2023, Leica Camera Deutschland GmbH will take over the Leica stores in Hamburg, Berlin and Munich that were previously managed by Meister Camera. 135 years after founding the “Meister Drugstore”, which later became the Meister Camera, and a collaboration with Leica lasting more than 50 years, owner Martin Meister has decided to sell his business to the company.
With the takeover, Leica Camera Deutschland GmbH is further expanding its sales network with eleven Leica stores in Germany. Seven stores managed by Leica Camera Deutschland GmbH are located in Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich with two stores, four further partner stores in Nuremberg, Konstanz and two in Wetzlar, one of which is in Leitz Park. All Leica stores are characterized by a uniform design concept and make the brand and the world of Leica photography come alive. There is also a network of a further 60 authorized boutiques and dealers in the camera trade.
Falk Friedrich, Managing Director of Leica Camera Deutschland GmbH: “Since the 1970s, with the opening of the first store in Hamburg, Meister Camera has pursued a strategy of concentrating on a single brand and its perfect presentation. They co-founded the concept of today’s Leica monobrand stores and successfully expanded their business in 2006 with a second store in Berlin and, from 2011, with a third store in Munich. “We would like to thank Martin Meister and his staff for their commitment to the Leica brand,” adds Kurt Doyran, Managing Director of Leica Camera Deutschland GmbH. Christoph Hillgärtner, Head of Retail at Leica Camera Deutschland GmbH, adds “We are pleased to be able to continue this long-standing success story together with the existing store teams in Hamburg,
After the successful market launch of the Leica Q3 and the successful appearances at the environmental photo festival “horizonte zingst” and recently at the PHOTOPIA in Hamburg with a new presentation concept, the expansion of the sales network to include three Leica stores represents an important milestone for Leica Camera Deutschland GmbH in 2023 The opening of another Leica store is also being planned.
