Intershop
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Intershop was a chain of hard-currency retail stores in East Germany where Western goods could be purchased, primarily aimed at foreigners and citizens with access to foreign currency.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
retail chain
ⓘ
state-owned enterprise ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedBy | possession of foreign currency ⓘ |
| closedAfter | German reunification ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Western duty-free shops ⓘ |
| country | German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyAccepted |
Deutsche Mark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
US dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ hard currency ⓘ |
| customerPerceptionInGDR | privileged access for those with foreign currency ⓘ |
| economicSystemContext | planned economy of the GDR ⓘ |
| hadBranchIn |
border crossings
ⓘ
major East German cities ⓘ tourist areas ⓘ transit routes ⓘ |
| hadSpecialStatus | yes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | East Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incomeUse | hard-currency revenues for GDR state budget ⓘ |
| industry | retail ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| legalTenderNotAccepted | East German mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
offering Western products unavailable in regular GDR shops
ⓘ
symbolizing consumer inequality in the GDR ⓘ |
| operatedIn | East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriodEnd | early 1990s ⓘ |
| operationalPeriodStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | state of the German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paymentMethod | cash ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to earn hard currency for the GDR
ⓘ
to provide Western goods in exchange for foreign currency ⓘ |
| regulationBy | GDR government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Forum Checkpoint Charlie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GENEX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sold |
Western consumer goods
ⓘ
alcohol ⓘ cigarettes ⓘ cosmetics ⓘ electronics ⓘ luxury goods ⓘ |
| storeType | duty-free-like shop ⓘ |
| targetCustomer |
East German citizens with access to foreign currency
ⓘ
diplomats ⓘ foreign tourists ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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