Schuh Graf reports bankruptcy: 160 employees and all branches affected!

Schuh Graf reports bankruptcy: 160 employees and all branches affected!

A new chapter for the Baden-Württemberg family company Schuh Graf: On June 3, 2025, the Stuttgart district court approved a renovation process in self-administration. The company announced this on June 4 after it had filed for bankruptcy. The economic challenges should not be underestimated: a weak economy, the continued trend towards online trade and a high inflation of the shoe industry. Ruhr24 reports that around 160 employees in a total of 27 branches in Germany, 26 of them in Germany Baden-Württemberg and one in Hesse.

The brand names "Schuh-Mann" and "Quick Schuh" are among the company's sales outlets that remain open despite the bankruptcy. Managing Director Götz M. Graf is confident about the future reorganization and emphasizes that the salaries of employees are secured for three months due to bankruptcy money that is taken over by the Federal Employment Agency.

renovation in self -administration

The tricky thing about a self -administration procedure is that the company keeps control of its renovation process. Steffen Beck from Pluta Rechtsanwalts GmbH leads this process as a general activity representative and works closely with the management. Dr. Tibor Daniel Braun from the Illig Braun Kirschnek law firm acts as a preliminary administrator to monitor the course and ensure that everything is right. Statista .

The branches of Schuh Graf are located in Pforzheim, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Freudenstadt and Stuttgart. The high purchase retention and the high running costs make the situation further tense. It is all the more important now that Götz M. Graf and his team prove a good knack for negotiations with business partners in order to be able to negotiate new conditions.

The coming months will be decisive for Schuh Graf in order to successfully design the necessary restructuring and to restart on the market. The optimism of the company's head and the support of experienced renovation experts could be the key to a positive turn in this challenging time. The future of Schuh Graf remains exciting and the hope of renovation remains.