BAUHAUS introduced the "everything-under-one-roof" concept in 1960, when the first building department store opened in Mannheim, Germany. Before that, do-it-yourselfers and professional craftsmen alike had to look in several different specialist shops for proper tools and good materials for the house and garden. Now they could find everything from drilling machines to plants and also both plumbing and paint under the same roof. The BAUHAUS concept was thus completely unique.
BAUHAUS has existed for more than 60 years. The chain has long proven its competitiveness with a wide range of quality products at competitive prices, competent advice and the best possible service.
A BAUHAUS department store today has a product range of more than 150,000 products. There is a wide and comprehensive assortment in product areas such as lighting, electrical items, bathrooms, plumbing, tools, hardware, paint, storage solutions, tiles, flooring, wood and building materials. In all department stores there is a large and well-stocked garden center with a solid selection of garden items as well as indoor and outdoor plants.
BAUHAUS' vision is to offer the industry's absolute largest assortment and provide efficient customer service. All salespeople have a professional background in the product areas they work in, so customers always receive competent and service-oriented treatment. Last but not least, BAUHAUS offers low competitive prices and therefore also provides a price guarantee on the entire range.
BAUHAUS opened its first department store in Sweden in 1997 and has since opened another 21 department stores around Sweden.
In 2011, BAUHAUS started e-commerce in Sweden to be able to provide even better service through increased accessibility to the large range on offer, but also to reach out to everyone who is not close to the department stores. In order to further increase the service, since 2015 there has been a central customer service that answers customers' questions via phone, chat and email.
For us at BAUHAUS, sustainability is an integral issue in our business and we want to combine long-term profitability with environmental considerations and social responsibility,hereyou can read more about our sustainability work.