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Thalia

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Thalia is a retail company with a passion for books and reading, founded in 1919 in Hamburg. It is a family-owned business headquartered in Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, and is the market leader in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Thalia operates around 500 bookstores and has a strong online presence, offering a diverse range of content and stories through various channels.

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Thalia - Latest News and Updates

• Thalia is offering escape game books and puzzle sets at the Rhein-Ruhr-Zentrum.
• Thalia is completely redesigning its bookstore in Obernstraße, Bremen, with a modernized sales area, new café, and innovative services, set to reopen in July 2025.
• Deana Zinßmeister announced her new novel 'STORM OVER THE RED LAND' will be available exclusively as an ebook on Thalia.de starting March 1.
• Thalia has introduced new book titles including 'Stoffwechsel-Reset' by Ingo Froböse, 'Nourish' by Gisele Bündchen, and 'Break the Cycle' by Mariel Buqué, while removing older titles like 'Man kann auch in die Höhe fallen' by Joachim Meyerhoff.
• Thalia Buchhandlungen is powering the Phoenix Playbook podcast featuring Matthias Killing, now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

• Thalia Buchhandlung has started construction on a new commercial and production site at the former Auguste Victoria mine in Marl, creating up to 1000 jobs.
• On January 14, Thalia offered the thriller 'You Must Hang' by Doris Gercke as a free eBook download for one day.
• Thalia promotes its partner model as a key strategy for preserving book culture and vibrant city centers, according to CEO Ingo Kretzschmar.
• Thalia Leipzig will host a free creative event for children and families on February 1, 2025, featuring crafts inspired by international festivals.

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