Karstadt employees demonstrate against the planned closure of the traditional store at the main train station. They are not only angry at the owner Benko, but also at Mayor Reiter. Is there anything else going on in the background?
The shelves on the first floor are almost empty. People crowd at the exit, where a leftover item of underwear is being offered for sale on a doll’s torso. Suddenly it gets very loud, the employees in yellow safety vests whistle and chant: “Our train station has to stay!” And: “Benko is his name, he cheats on us.” In front of the door on Schützenstrasse, an employee will later say: “It was like a huge family,” “like a home.” This home is due to close in a few days.