Karstadt's main competitor, Galeria Kaufhof, has a huge department store right across the street.

Galeria Kaufhof

Soba-an

The three-floor shopping centre at the western end of Schadowstraße features a mix of different retailers and an occasional antique marketplace within its premises.

Schadow-Arkaden

The Stuttgart-based upscale department store chain has opened their North-Rhein outpost in 2014 in the new Kö-Bogen complex at the north end of the Königsallee. The store is filled with a collection of luxury goods, mainly apparel and accessories, from Germany, Europe and the world. Inside you can also find a premium restaurant operated in a co-branding agreement with the famous Sansibar from Sylt.

Breuninger

The quintessential German department store selling anything from apparel to foodstuffs