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KiK has been a member of the German
Partnership for Sustainable Textiles since June 2015. This initiative by the German Ministry for Development and Cooperation, which is funded by commercial enterprises, non-governmental organisations, federal organisations and trade unions, is based on the belief
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for their bad practices in countries such as
Bangladesh, where factory workers are paid low wages. In 2006, KiK has published a Code of Conduct, which imposes an obligation to suppliers to pay compensation to workers that cover at least the legal or the industrial minimum wage level, whichever is
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The company sells a range of women's, men's and children's clothing, baby wear and underwear, as well as toys, accessories and home textiles. Customers can buy a complete outfit for less than 30 Euros. The focus is on basic styles with only occasional changes in their assortment. This makes the
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The retailer was one of the first German signatories of the Accord on Fire and
Building Safety in Bangladesh set up in May 2013 to inspect and remediate factories for fire, electrical and building safety and was also among a group of global union federations and brands that have prepared the
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Starting in 2013, the company has undertaken a large modernisation offensive in all its shops. By the end of 2017, all shops in
Germany as well as in foreign markets will be based on a new interior concept, making them look brighter and more pleasant. The dominant colour red will be largely
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KiK is a member of the German government's
Partnership for Sustainable Textiles, a multi-stakeholder initiative to bring social, ecological and economic improvements along the textile supply chain. KiK is among over 150 members including
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and is engaged in all the initiative's working groups. It was among the first members of the
Partnership to publish its catalogue of measures designed to provide greater transparency to consumers for products sold in Germany.
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The company employs 25,000 employees, of which the bulk share works in
Germany. In 2016, the company had net revenues of €1.95 billion, making it the sixth-largest textile manufacturer in Germany.
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523:. At least 1,127 people died and over 2,438 were injured. The factory housed several separate garment factories employing around 5,000 people, and manufactured apparel for brands including the
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October 2015, KiK banned plastic sacs from all its shops in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Hungary. Through this measure, the company saves about 33 million plastic sacs per year.
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company independent of trends and seasons. The orders can be produced with long lead times from nine to 12 months without time pressure. KiK buys its products from around 500 suppliers in
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1014:"'Extreme Pricing' At What Cost? Retailer Joe Fresh Sends Reps To Bangladesh As Death Toll Rises"
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German discount clothing store chain owned by Tengelmann Group
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876:"Pooth wirbt für Kik – Verona im Ausverkauf"
700:"Qualität – KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH"
567:. The agreement was also signed by Primark,
391:Since 2013 KiK has operated an Online Shop.
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730:(in German). 15 March 2012. Archived from
672:"Tengelmann-Chef gelobt Besserung bei Kik"
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1353:Companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia
1153:"Große Aufregung um "Hakenkreuz-Ständer""
1093:Ovi, Ibrahim Hossain (17 November 2013).
985:Zain Al-Mahmood, Syed (24 April 2013).
930:"KiK und Aldi treten TextilbĂĽndnis bei"
790:"KiK und Aldi treten TextilbĂĽndnis bei"
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431:and in January 2009 also sponsored the
437:2009 World Men's Handball Championship
1264:"Kik wieder im Kreuzfeuer der Kritik"
722:"KiK erschlieĂźt weiteren Absatzmarkt"
7:
1363:Retail companies established in 1994
591:KiK's swastika-styled clothing racks
635:While running almost 50,000 secret
602:pressed charges against KiK under
503:On 24 April 2013, the eight-story
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1151:Stahl, Volker (22 January 2009).
904:"KiK schafft die PlastiktĂĽten ab"
874:Simon, Violetta (17 April 2009).
845:Seele, Rainer (18 January 2009).
507:commercial building collapsed in
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748:(in Romanian). 9 November 2018.
622:KiK has been criticised by the
235:KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH
27:KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH
1368:1994 establishments in Germany
1272:(in German). 25 September 2009
1185:"Hakenkreuze beim Discounter?"
1065:Alam, Julhas (24 April 2013).
1037:Nelson, Dean (24 April 2013).
852:Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
818:"Bochum mit KiK auf der Brust"
631:Secret credit ratings of staff
583:Swastika-styled clothing racks
189:Clothing and Non-Food products
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1348:Clothing retailers of Germany
1191:(in German). 12 December 2008
847:"Alles, nur nicht Beate Uhse"
223:kik-textilien.com/ www.kik.de
499:2013 Savar building collapse
429:Austrian Football Bundesliga
1300:(in German). Archived from
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604:Strafgesetzbuch section 86a
268:KiK was founded in 1994 by
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1219:(in German). 13 March 2007
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493:Building collapse at Savar
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826:(in German). 28 June 2007
618:Wages for factory workers
423:. They currently sponsor
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1358:Companies based in Bönen
910:(in German). 3 July 2015
595:In 2009, a man from the
332:(since March 2012), and
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244:chain headquartered in
1297:Clean Clothes Campaign
624:Clean Clothes Campaign
610:, for the chain using
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399:KiK has, in the past,
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1158:Hamburger Morgenpost
606:, which outlaws the
533:The Children's Place
433:German national team
295:The customer is king
19:For other uses, see
1304:on 18 February 2010
1292:"Firmenprofil: KiK"
1044:The Daily Telegraph
881:SĂĽddeutsche Zeitung
760:"KiK-Projekt KiK17"
262:TomaszĂłw Mazowiecki
210:Number of employees
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1026:on August 8, 2014.
600:Schleswig-Holstein
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340:, and in 2018, in
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201: 1.95 (2016)
1239:"Code of Conduct"
1131:Bangladesh Accord
770:on 28 August 2015
734:on July 31, 2012.
519:, the capital of
409:Arminia Bielefeld
290:"Kunde ist König"
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938:(in German)
884:(in German)
855:(in German)
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702:(in German)
387:Online Shop
334:Netherlands
150:Netherlands
113:Area served
104:275 Boën St
1342:Categories
1308:21 January
1276:21 January
1223:21 January
1216:Die Presse
1169:21 January
998:21 October
888:21 January
859:21 January
830:21 January
706:21 January
684:17 October
659:References
639:of staff,
521:Bangladesh
505:Rana Plaza
466:Otto Group
421:VfL Bochum
365:Bangladesh
293:(English:
233:, legally
173:Key people
80:April 1994
1248:9 January
1136:9 January
1072:USA Today
942:9 January
914:9 January
802:9 January
774:9 January
557:Bonmarché
553:Carrefour
545:Dressbarn
529:Joe Fresh
488:Criticism
474:Hugo Boss
407:, namely
401:sponsored
395:Marketing
106:, Germany
51:, Germany
1078:24 April
1050:24 April
677:Die Welt
647:See also
641:overtime
612:swastika
425:referees
373:Pakistan
322:Slovakia
310:Slovenia
272:and the
264:, Poland
252:Overview
239:clothing
185:Products
162:Bulgaria
138:Slovakia
126:Slovenia
67:Industry
1195:4 March
569:Loblaws
549:Walmart
541:Monsoon
537:Primark
435:at the
427:of the
350:Midwest
342:Romania
326:Croatia
318:Hungary
306:Austria
302:Germany
285:acronym
260:KiK in
219:Website
203:billion
195:Revenue
158:Romania
142:Croatia
134:Hungary
122:Austria
118:Germany
85:Founder
77:Founded
1189:shz.de
1019:Forbes
565:Auchan
543:, and
470:Adidas
377:Turkey
330:Poland
283:is an
214:25,697
146:Poland
71:Retail
823:Focus
561:Mango
517:Dhaka
515:near
509:Savar
369:China
338:Italy
246:Bönen
166:Spain
154:Italy
49:Bönen
1310:2010
1278:2010
1250:2018
1225:2010
1197:2018
1171:2010
1138:2018
1113:2013
1080:2013
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1000:2013
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686:2010
511:, a
478:Puma
476:and
447:face
419:and
375:and
320:and
312:and
287:for
61:GmbH
1243:KiK
964:CNN
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