Retailing in Finland - Department Stores of Finland, Markets in Finland, Online Retail Companies of Finland, Retail Companies of Finland (Paperback)

Chapters: Department Stores of Finland, Markets in Finland, Online Retail Companies of Finland, Retail Companies of Finland, Shops in Helsinki, Supermarkets of Finland, Lidl, Kesko, S Group, Stockmann, Stockmann, Helsinki Centre, Stockmann, Turku, Itakeskus Shopping Centre, Kluuvi Shopping Centre, Market Square, Helsinki, Huuto.net, Stockmann, Tapiola, Forum, Stockmann, Tampere, Horze, R-Kioski, Verkkokauppa.com, Veljekset Keskinen, Herring Market, Sokos, K-Citymarket, Suomalainen Kirjakauppa, Alepa, List of Supermarket Chains in Finland. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 68. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Helsinki downtown Sokos department store.Sokos is a chain of department stores in Finland that is part of the S-Group . It should not be confused with the hotel chain, Sokos Hotels .Department stores Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Stockmann (disambiguation) and Stockmann (surname) Stockmann (OMX: STCBV) is a Finnish listed company which was established in 1862 and is engaged in the retail trade. Stockmann's three divisions are the Department Store Division, Hobby Hall, which is specialized in mail order sales and e-commerce, and Seppala, a chain of fashion stores. Stockmann also used to sell cars through Stockmann Auto, but due to new EU-directives concerning the sale of cars Stockmann announced in early 2006 that it would sell the car division in pieces to three other car vendors. Stockmann operates in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia .History The flagship store of Stockmann in the centre of Helsinki . It is the largest department store in Nordic countries . Photographed at dawn in December 2004, with Christmas lights and decorations.Stockmann was established by Georg Franz Stockmann, a German merchant from Lubeck . In 1859 Stockmann became the manager of...