The corona pandemic and working from home have turned the city into a donut with a hole: consumption is shifting from the center to the residential areas and suburbs, shows a new study by the ifo Institute. Which shops can now be found in the city center.
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Catherine Hoffman
Something is happening in downtown Munich. It’s more evolution than revolution, but still visible. The Danish toy manufacturer Lego has just opened its largest store in Germany on Kaufingerstrasse. The family company’s name derives from the Danish words “Leg Godt” (“Play well”), which goes well with the colorful building blocks that children can use to recreate scenes from Star Wars and Harry Potter. Fisker, a start-up for electric cars, is opening its first customer center in Europe in November across from Lego. “Hello Munich, we’re moving in!” (“Servus Munich, here we come!”), It said on Twitter at the end of July. A huge advertising poster announces the event. And right next door, where Esprit and New Yorker used to be based, Germany’s largest H&M is soon to be built.