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A house makes history

In its more than 100 year old history, Foto Koch in D?sseldorf has developed into the number 1 contact point for photography enthusiasts. Numerous seals and awards, as well as regular, positive ratings on all major rating portals show that customer satisfaction is a high priority at Foto Koch and will remain so in the future.

Foto Koch's success story began in 1920 with company founder Fritz Koch on Graf-Adolf-Strasse in D?sseldorf. Despite the destruction of the store in 1944, Mr. Koch decided after the end of the war to open a new store on the former Alleestra?e (today Heinrich-Heine-Allee).

In the 50s, the founding couple Koch withdrew from the photography business, which heralded the stage of Foto Koch under the management of Erich G?rner. Until then, Mr. G?rner himself had managed the Photo G?rner company in Dresden, which had been a fixture in the photography scene there since 1911. Erich G?rner recognized the value of the mail order business early on, which is why, with a change in management in 1955, a mail order business was added and the company's own catalog was developed.

After moving from Heinrich-Heine-Allee to Schadowstra?e, where the company is still located today, many hi-fi and video items were added to the product range in 1973. Foto Koch thus expanded its target group of customers. At the same time, the house always remained ready for redesigns.

In 1992, an extensive expansion was carried out to create an impressive specialist store for photography, hi-fi, televisions and video. Here, behind a shop window front over 80 meters wide, there were more than a thousand square meters of sales space over two floors. For the first time, Foto Koch has succeeded in combining the advantages of the mail-order business with those of the stationary specialist trade. Comprehensive information before the purchase, security and guarantee in the selection and regular support through catalogs, extra lists, special publications - long after the purchase - are a matter of course. Here you will find everything a photo fan could wish for.

At the end of the 1990s, Foto Koch was one of the first specialist photo retailers in Germany to introduce online trading with its own web store and once again demonstrated a knack for innovation and future trends.

The next major event took place in 2008 with the opening of the Foto Koch Academy.
Since then, professional trainers and photographers have been teaching customers about various areas of photography, such as portrait and architectural photography, in courses. In the seminar rooms, which were redesigned in 2016, you can learn everything from handling the camera and accessories, to post-processing and enhancement, to the correct presentation of the photos.

In 2010, Foto Koch reached a major milestone in its history and celebrated its 90th anniversary with special offers and promotions. The highlight of the anniversary was the semi-annual in-house exhibition on May 21 and 22. Among other things, it offered photo shoots by camera manufacturers and other offers for customers.
With the handover of management from Dr. Eckart G?rner to his son Thomas G?rner in 2014, a new direction was also announced with the renovation of the store in Schadowstra?e and the revision of the online store.

2015 was a particularly eventful year for the Foto Koch team.
The renovation of the store began and was celebrated with a grand opening in November after six months of renovation work. Customers were cordially invited to celebrate the completion on November 27 and 28 as part of the D?sseldorf Photo Days. After the renovation, Foto Koch presented itself in new splendor with an innovative, perhaps unique store concept. This was developed in collaboration with New York interior designer Ole Sondresen and was designed to allow customers to immerse themselves in the world of photography.

Together with the new store, a completely new logo and corporate design were introduced, which have been used ever since.

In February 2016, the new online store was launched following the renovation of the store.
Since then, it has been presented in a modern and contemporary look and is both clear and user-friendly for customers.
Following the online store, the office and academy premises were also largely completed this year and now have a contemporary look that encourages people to work and learn. With the completion of the rooms, the transformation was also considered complete, with the focus here being on maintaining important core competencies. With its own IT department, Foto Koch is geared towards technical progress and will continue to demonstrate foresight in the development of the company in the future.

The next big event was already in 2020: Because then we celebrated the 100th year in the history of Foto Koch!


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