Karstadt Department Store Sales up 2.1%

ESSEN, Germany (6 June 2000)–German department store and sporting goods megastore giant Karstadt saw sales in the first four months of this year rise 2.1% in its department stores and 3.5% in its mail order business. The Essen-headquartered retailer employs some 5,000 people in the sports departments of its 24 Karstadt-Sport outlets and several Karstadt