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Country | Germany |
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Headquarters | Düsseldorf, Germany |
Ownership | |
Owner | QVC Deutschland Inc. & Co. KG; QVC Handel GmbH; QVC eDistribution Inc.; QVC Studio GmbH; eQVC GmbH; QVC Call Center GmbH & Co KG; QVC eService Inc. & Co KG |
History | |
Launched | December 1, 1996 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.qvc.de |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
DVB-T2 (Germany) | different federal channels (FTA) |
Streaming media | |
QVC.de |
QVC Germany is a branch of QVC, a multinational corporation specialising in televised home shopping, originally founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It expanded into Germany in 1996. QVC broadcasts in four major countries to 141 million consumers. The name is an initialism—standing for "Quality, Value, Convenience".
With a market share of 50%, QVC is one of the 10 largest mail-order companies in Germany.[1] QVC is spread over four locations: Düsseldorf in Hafen, with the administration, purchasing and studio; Hückelhoven with the distribution center, Kassel and Bochum with the QVC call center.