11 Facts About KiK

KiK, legally KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH, is a German clothing discount store chain headquartered in Bonen.

KiK was founded in 1994 by Stefan Heinig and the holding company Tengelmann Group.

In 2017, KiK opened the first stores in Italy, and in 2018, in Romania.

KiK has been a member of the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles since June 2015.

KiK has, in the past, sponsored a number of football teams, namely Arminia Bielefeld, Werder Bremen, Hansa Rostock and VfL Bochum.

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In October 2015, KiK banned plastic sacs from all its shops in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Hungary.

KiK is a member of the German government's Partnership for Sustainable Textiles, a multi-stakeholder initiative to bring about social, ecological and economic improvements along the textile supply chain.

KiK is among more than 150 members including Otto Group, Adidas, Hugo Boss and Puma and is engaged in all the initiative's working groups.

KiK was the second German company to contribute to the compensation fund.

KiK have been criticised by the Clean Clothes Campaign for their bad practices in countries such as Bangladesh, where factory workers are paid low wages.

In 2006, KiK has published a Code of Conduct, which imposes an obligation to suppliers to pay a compensation to workers that covers at least the legal or the industrial minimum wage level, whichever is higher.