Company Story
1954 - Founding of the company as 'Helmut Horten GmbH' in Germany
1962 - Opening of the first Saturn electronics store in Cologne, Germany
1970 - Expansion into the Austrian market
1985 - Introduction of the Media Markt brand
1990 - Expansion into the Swiss market
1994 - IPO of the company
2005 - Merger with Media Markt to form Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH
2015 - Renaming of the company to Ceconomy AG
2017 - Split from Metro AG and listing as an independent company