German reunification in 30 words

#23: Kaufhalle

To mark 30 years of reunification, we're giving you 30 key German phrases that charted Germany's Cold War division and reunification. Today: Kaufhalle

Andrew Bulkeley
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Shopping on Alexanderplatz.

Shopping on Alexanderplatz.

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The large, self-service grocery stores first emerged in New York in the '60s and quickly took over the world. Items were packaged for easy sale and the entire experience became evermore anonymous. In the German Democratic Republic, most were operated by local state-run organisations and were known often as a Konsum or, in rural areas, Dorfkonsum.

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