Duo schreib & spiel

Duo schreib & spiel (legally duo schreib & spiel Verwaltungsges. mbH & Co. Vertriebs KG) is a German specialist retail cooperative founded on 7 October 1991 in Berlin by 15 independent retailers. It supports independent stationery and toy shops through central settlement, purchasing, marketing and sales concepts, as well as digital trading platforms. The network comprises around 640 shareholders and more than 1,000 affiliated stores in Germany, Austria, Belgium and Italy. Since 1 January 2026, duo schreib & spiel and idee+spiel have operated under the joint umbrella brand "duo idee+spiel". The cooperative has won the "markt intern" performance comparison of toy cooperatives in 2001, 2005, 2011 and 2014, and received the "Kooperationspreis des Deutschen Mittelstandes" in 2003. It operates online marketplaces, including the duo-Shop since November 2011 and ideeundspiel.com. Its brand portfolio includes duo idee+spiel, duo schreib & spiel, duo life & style, duo kreativ & hobby, EUROTRAIN and VIVA SPORT. EUROTRAIN, founded in 1992, is a specialist retail brand for model railways and model making with 118 independent retailers. The company is headquartered in Berlin-Schöneberg with additional functions in Hildesheim. As of 30 September 2026, former managing directors Hans Jörg Iden and Gabriele Lubasch left the company; management is now with Thorsten Paedelt and Andreas Schäfer.

Duo schreib & spiel was founded on 7 October 1991 in Berlin by 15 independent specialist retailers. The aim was to strengthen owner-managed stationery and toy shops through joint purchasing, marketing and services. Over the following years, the cooperative grew into a network with several hundred affiliated specialist retailers in Germany and other European countries. In 2001, 2005, 2011 and 2014, the company won the "markt intern" performance comparison of toy cooperatives. In 2003, duo schreib & spiel received the "Kooperationspreis des Deutschen Mittelstandes". Since November 2011, the cooperative has operated its own online marketplace to support stationary specialist retail. On 1 January 2026, the market presence of duo schreib & spiel and idee+spiel was merged under the joint umbrella brand "duo idee+spiel". The network now includes around 640 shareholders and more than 1,000 affiliated stores in Germany, Austria, Belgium and Italy. The company is headquartered in Berlin-Schöneberg, with additional functions in Hildesheim. Former managing directors Hans Jörg Iden and Gabriele Lubasch left the company on 30 September 2026; management is now with Thorsten Paedelt and Andreas Schäfer.

• Founded in Berlin by 15 independent specialist retailers.

• EUROTRAIN specialist retail brand founded.

• Won the "markt intern" performance comparison of toy cooperatives.

• Received the "Kooperationspreis des Deutschen Mittelstandes".

• Launched own online marketplace (duo-Shop).

• Merged market presence with idee+spiel under the umbrella brand "duo idee+spiel".

• Former managing directors Hans Jörg Iden and Gabriele Lubasch left the company.

A cooperative providing central settlement, purchasing, marketing and digital platforms to independent specialist retailers in stationery, toys, creative and leisure goods.

• duo-Shop

  Online marketplace for stationary specialist retail, operated since November 2011.

• ideeundspiel.com

  Specialist retail marketplace added as part of the realignment under the duo idee+spiel brand.

• EUROTRAIN

  Specialist retail brand for model railways, model making and accessories, with 118 independent retailers.

• VIVA SPORT

  Brand in the portfolio.

1. 1Duo schreib & spiel - Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
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