Otto Group

globally operating German trading and services group
Organization concern Q466688
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Otto Group

Summary

Otto Group is a concern[1]. It draws 1,174 Wikipedia views per month (concern category, ranking #5 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • Otto Group was a member of German Council of Shopping Centers[3].
  • Otto Group was a member of Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle[4].
  • Otto Group was a member of DIRK e.V.[5].
  • Otto Group was a member of Deutsches Institut für Compliance[6].
  • Otto Group was a member of Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel Deutschland[7].
  • Otto Group was a member of Wirtschaftsforum der SPD[8].
  • Otto Group is in the country of Germany[9].
  • Otto Group's instance of is recorded as concern[10].
  • Otto Group's founder is recorded as Werner Otto[11].
  • Werner Otto is named after Otto Group[12].
  • Otto Group's headquarters location is recorded as Hamburg[13].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Hermes[14].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as myToys.de[15].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Hagebau[16].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Baur Versand[17].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as bonprix[18].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Frankonia[19].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Heine Versand[20].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Manufactum[21].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Neckermann[22].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Quelle-Versandhaus[23].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Schwab Versand[24].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Shopping24[25].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SportScheck[26].
  • Otto Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Q16295123[27].

Body

Founding

Otto Group's founder is recorded as Werner Otto[11]. August 17, 1949 marks the founding of it[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Hamburg[29].

Identity

Otto Group's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Otto GmbH & Co. KGaA'}[30]. Short names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'it'}[31] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Otto'}[32].

Leadership

Otto Group's director / manager is recorded as Q75876[33].

Operations

Otto Group's headquarters location is recorded as Hamburg[13]. Subsidiaries include Hermes[14], a business[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1972[36], headquartered in Hamburg[37]; myToys.de[15], a retail chain[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1999[40], headquartered in Berlin[41]; Hagebau[16], a hardware store chain[42], in Germany[43], founded in 1964[44], headquartered in Soltau[45]; Baur Versand[17], a business[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1925[48], headquartered in Burgkunstadt[49]; bonprix[18], a business[50], in Germany[51], founded in 1986[52], headquartered in Hamburg[53]; and Frankonia[19], a business[54], in Germany[55], founded in 1908[56], headquartered in Rottendorf[57].

Industry

Industries include retail[58] and financial services[59].

Why It Matters

Otto Group draws 1,174 Wikipedia views per month (concern category, ranking #5 of 18).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] ↑ . ottogroup.com. Retrieved . ottogroup.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [58] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [3] ↑ . gcsc.de. Retrieved . gcsc.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . usk.de. Retrieved . usk.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [7] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [8] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . search.gleif.org. Retrieved . search.gleif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . ottogroup.com. Retrieved . ottogroup.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . ottogroup.com. Retrieved . ottogroup.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  24. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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