Conrad Electronic

Conrad Electronic SE is a German retailer of electronic products based in Hirschau.

Conrad Electronic SE
TypeSocietas Europaea
IndustryRetail and mail order
Founded1923 (1923) in Berlin, Germany
FounderMax Conrad
Headquarters
Hirschau
,
Germany
Number of locations
36 retail stores
Area served
Europe
Key people
Werner Conrad (Chairman of the board of directors)
  • CEOs:
  • Holger Ruban (Chairman)
  • Bernhard Bach
Products
RevenueEUR 865 million (2012)
Number of employees
3,200 (2018)[1]
Websitewww.conrad.com
Footnotes / references
[2][3]

Company profile

The company was founded in Berlin in 1923[4] by Max Conrad. Latterly, directorship was passed to his son Klaus Conrad in 1973 and then to his son, Werner, in 1997.

Product range

The product range is focused on consumer and specialist electronics lines, including computing equipment, multimedia, modeling, home automation, tools, electronic components, batteries and power and motoring products.

International offices

In addition to the Conrad group's headquarters in Germany, there are local offices in France, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands covering the entire Benelux region and Austria, which also covers the United Kingdom. Partnerships exist with companies in Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Romania. Furthermore, Conrad is active in Russia and China. Conrad has its own purchase centre in Hong Kong and a central warehouse in Germany. Conrad took over British company Rapid Electronics of Colchester, Essex, in December 2012.[5]

References
  1. 3900 employees, accessed 22 October 2014
  2. Unternehmensportrait von Conrad
  3. 3900 Mitarbeiter, accessed 22 October 2014
  4. Company Overview of Conrad Electronic SE. Bloomberg Businessweek, 2013. Accessed 9 June 2013. Archived here.
  5. rapidonline.com
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