E/G=elements/groups, NFD=nearest focus distance [m], FT=filter thread diameter [mm], GA=greatest aperture Mr.Bricolage, MASTERHAUS, HomeMax, GS Stroimarket, Como, Bauhaus, Aiko XXXL. Черен Петък 2023 в Практикер

The 24 Praktiker stores in Poland were sold to Papag AG in March 2014. [ citation needed] However the group was declared bankrupted in 2017, and all the stores were closed, [17] part of the former Praktiker stores are now part of the Castorama network detained by Kingfisher.The three Luxembourgian "bâtiself" stores in Foetz, Strassen and Ingeldorf were sold in October 2013. Now the bâtiself stores were rebranded and are not anymore related to the Praktiker brand. In Turkey, Praktiker initially closed the 9 stores after it failed to find a buyer. [12] Later stores were bought by Uygulama Yapı Marketleri Inc. and were reopened, followed by the opening of new stores. [13] Former subsidiaries [ edit ] One hint to identify Prakticar lenses made by Sigma is the use of "~" instead of "-" on some zoom lenses, like 2.8~3.5/28~50. In 1985 the VEB Pentacon was incorporated into the VEB Carl Zeiss Jena, which led to the fact that some lenses produced by Pentacon were labeled with "Carl Zeiss Jena P". With the German reunification in 1990 the situation changed completely. The VEB CZJ was transformed into a GmbH (Ltd. company) and ceased the production of Prakticar lenses, and Pentacon was liquidated. A camera producing part of Pentacon was taken over by Schneider and named "Jos. Schneider Feinwerktechnik GmbH & Co. KG", they produced the Praktica B-series until 2001. The lens producing part, that means VEB Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz, restarted as "Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz GmbH", now an independent company. Their lenses are labeled with "Meyer-Optik Made in Germany". It turned out, that Meyer was not competitive, so it was closed already in 1991. After the German reunification, when the company became independent again, the lenses were branded with "Meyer-Optik" instead of "Pentacon".

A Praktiker store in Bucharest, Romania Interior view of a Praktiker store in Neu-Ulm, Germany Praktiker activities Praktiker закрилася в Україні". Асоціація рітейлерів України. 20 April 2017 . Retrieved 23 June 2019.In Moldova, the company had planned to open a store in 2009 in Chişinău, but it was canceled later. In Ukraine, the first store was opened on November 29, 2007 in Donetsk, three more opened in Lviv, Mykolaiv and Kyiv. The stores were sold on February 11, 2014 to Ukrainian investor Kreston Guarantee Group. [ citation needed]

The Praktiker management began in late 2012 with the transformation of 119 Praktiker stores to Max Bahr stores. At the end of this process in December 2013 Germany should have 117 Praktiker and 196 Max Bahr outlets, at the beginning of that process there were 236 Praktiker and 78 Max Bahr stores. Because of the insolvency applications in July 2013 all those plans are stopped, with 54 former Praktiker stores already transferred to Max Bahr outlets. The companies Hellweg and Globus failed to reach an agreement with the Royal Bank of Scotland to buy 59 Max Bahr stores in November 2013. All Praktiker, Extra Bau+Hobby and Max Bahr stores were closed by the end of November 2013 (Praktiker, Extra, 40 Max Bahr stores) or at the end of February 2014 (remaining Max Bahr stores). P.S.:The supervisor suggested to go to Agia Varvara Praktiker (they had the product there), which was a joke to use unknown public transportation for a far distance spot, under the increasing heat . Praktiker се нарежда сред водещите вериги, които развиват този сектор в страната. За 10 години Практикер изгражда 9 хипермаркета – два магазина Практикер в София и по един съответно - Практикер Пловдив, Практикер Варна, Практикер Русе, Бургас, Стара Загора, Плевен и Велико Търново. През 2014 година българската компания „Видеолукс Холдинг“, собственик на веригата за бяла и черна техника „Технополис“, придобива бизнеса на „Практикер” за България. Due to the licensing right the name "Carl Zeiss" was only used in the GDR, socialistic countries and Great Britain. In other countries the lenses were labeled with "aus Jena" (from Jena) instead.

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In contrast to most of its German competitors, the company grew up by buying up various small DIY chains and building material stores. In addition, there was expansion into the new federal states and other European countries in the 1990s. After Metro AG's withdrawal as shareholder in 2006, the company experienced an existential crisis and posted high losses for years. Despite intensive efforts and considerable financial injections, the attempts to restructure failed. The 19 Hungarian Praktiker stores were sold to Papag AG in January 2015, [10] and again to Wallis Group in January 2016. [11] In Albania, the first store was opened on October 30, 2009 in Tirana. It was closed on November 30, 2011 due to the restructuring.