Conrad Electronic

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Conrad Electronic SE
Societas Europaea
Industry Retail and mail order
Founded 1923 (1923) in Berlin, Germany
Founder Max 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
Revenue EUR 865 million (2012)
Number of employees
about 3,900 (2014)
Website conrad.com
Footnotes / references
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Conrad Electronic SE is a German online retailer of electronic products based in Hirschau, Bavaria.

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 Ltd based in Colchester Essex in December 2012.[5]

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