OUR CREDO
Furniture, lights, and home decor accessories deserve great design at competitive prices – with a touch of unconventionality. After all, furnishing has to be fun. Whether it is in a private or professional environment.
THE COMPANY
THE MISSION
Wachstumskurs seit 1981:mehr als 100 Shops in über 50 Ländern
Seit der Gründung 1981 verzeichnet die mittelständige KARE Design GmbH dank ihres Gespürs für Strategie und neue Märkte ein stetiges Wachstum, das durch ein Sortiment rund 5.000 Artikeln und durchschnittlich 2.000 neuen Produkten pro Jahr getragen wird.
Retail, wholesale, franchise system, e-commerce
The company is globally prominent with 100 franchise stores in over 50 countries, together with 100 premium shop-in-shop outlets and supplies thousands of international wholesale customers. KARE Design GmbH also has its own shops in Munich, Regensburg and Vienna. They include the ‘KARE Kraftwerk’ flagship store in Munich, which opened its doors in 2014 with a showroom area of 10,000 m², a contract furnishing studio and a restaurant with roof terrace – all housed in an industrial monument which is known throughout the city. In 2015 the flagship store received the German Retail Association’s ‘Shops of the Year’ award. The store in Munich's city center, which was redesigned in 2022, has recently also been awarded several prizes for its innovative concept. In Germany the trendsetter on the furniture market also sells its product range through its own online shop.
Subsidiaries for contract furnishing
Founding KARE Objekt GmbH subsidiary in 2016, the company created a solid base for the furnishing of commercial premises, ranging from restaurants to modular residential units.
Participating at international trade shows
KARE presents its furnishing worlds and products at all the world’s main furniture fairs, such as Salone del Mobile in Milan, Maison & Objet in Paris, Ambiente in Frankfurt and imm in Cologne. In addition, the company organizes its own in-house exhibitions for its B2B customers in the 3,000 m² showroom at the company’s HQ in Garching-Hochbrück.
OVER 40 YEARS "JOY OF LIVING": KARE TODAY
- Own KARE furniture stores in Munich, Regensburg and Vienna/Austria
- KARE Kraftwerk, award-winning flagship store with over 10,000 m² and restaurant in Munich
- Over 200 KARE stores (franchise and shop-in-shop) in over 50 countries on four continents
- Supplies thousands of furniture stores around the globe with KARE furniture, lighting and home accessories
- B2B webshop www.kare-design.de for KARE retail partners
- Own KARE online store in Germany
- Subsidiary KARE Objekt GmbH for furnishing commercial properties
- Well over 1 million fans on social media worldwide