Store/Shop

In 1889, the merchants Ferdinand Elsbach and Julius Frank founded their specialist business, initially only for men's and boys' clothing, some of which they had produced in their own tailoring shop.

The company expanded in 1910: The managing director Josef Adamski founded a branch in Hildesheim, Hoher Weg 8. Adamski ütook over this branch in 1933, and it is now run under the name Adamski GmbH & Co. KG today.

The address book of the city of Frankfurt am Main from 1915 contains the following entry: Goldschmidt Jakob, Landesprodukte und Mühlenfabrikate, Agent. und Komiss., Schützenstr.2.

The address book of the city of Frankfurt am Main from 1922 contains the following entries: Dr. M. Albersheim, founded in 1892, factory of fine perfumes and cosmetic products, Lützowstr. 15-17, (Tel. Hansa 561 and Hansa 1689 shipping department)  Owner: Walter Carsch and Fritz Albersheim. - Dr. M. Albersheim, specialty store for fine toilet articles, store Kaiser-Str.9. Erdg. (Hansa 2561) - Moritz (Moises) Albersheim was born on June 18, 1854 in Nottuln, district of Coesfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The company " Gebr. Goldschmidt "  (the owners Salomon and Josef Goldschmidt imported domestic and foreign textiles from factory production and exported domestic canvas on a large scale)  was divided in 1841. In 1851 Samuel Frank took over the trading business of Salomon Goldschmidt. Towards the end of the 19th century, the Frank brothers' textile company employed numerous homeworkers in Rahden. This later became the textile company " Daniel Oppenheim & Sohn " on Rahdener Kirchplatz. - Daniel Oppenheim and his wife were very active in the Jewish community.

Adolph Meyer Trier was born in Copenhagen on September 24, 1817. His parents were the banker and merchant Meyer Seligmann Salomon Trier, born in Copenhagen on August 29, 1770, and Esther Trier, née Lazarus, also born in Copenhagen in July 1780. Adolph Meyer Trier had ten other siblings. His sister Rose (1802–1890), who was 15 years older, was married to the silk and textile merchant Bendix Meyer Goldschmidt (1791–1874).

The Berlin address book of 1925 contains the following entry: Lachman,Jungnickel & Co., Backfisch-,Mädchen- u. Knabenkonfektion, Wallstr.11-12.

In 1907, Alois Eckstein, born in 1883 near Marienbad, acquired an old building in a corner location in Potschappel to open his own department store. Eckstein had previously worked as an employee in Dresden. His store opened on September 27, 1907 and offered a wide range of goods. As there were previously only a few large shopping opportunities for the growing population of the Düren basin, Eckstein quickly generated large profits, so that he had a more representative and larger building erected from June 1913.

The address book of the city of Munich from 1889 contains the following entries: Billigheimer & Cie, Bettfederngeschäft en gros, Fabrik und Lager, Nockherstr. 2 u. 3 -  Billigheimer Julius ( Billigheimer & Cie ), Kaufmann, Prielmeierstr. 18. - The following entry can be found in the 1896 address book: Billigheinmer & Einstein, bed feathers & down en gros, factory and warehouse Nockherstr. 2 and 3, Billigheimer Julius (Billigheimer & Einstein) merchant, Steinsdorfstr.18 Bel`Etage r.

The Munich address book of 1860 contains the following entry: Steinhardter Samuel, Rauhwaaren-Händler, Marienplatz 2 - The address book of the city of Munich from 1891 contains the following entries: Steinharter S., Großhdl. in Häuten, Fellen u. Wolle, Compt. Corneliusstr.6, (T) Lagerhaus - äuß. Birkenau 3 (T). - Steinharter Alex, wholesaler in company S. Steinharter Corneliusstr. 6, - Steinharter Bertha, Privatiers-Wttw. Corneliusstr.6, - Steinharter Josef, wholesaler in company S. Steinharter am Einlaß1, - Steinharter Sigm., wholesaler in company S.