Werner Metzen (* 6 September 1946 in other oh one; "† 24 April 1997 in Gerona, Costa Brava, Spain) was a German entrepreneur.

Metzen was a very successful entrepreneur and living man, it was active as a learned buyer at the Karstadt AG, made themselves independent and since 1988 it its company with 38 branches under the name "Metz EN trade company ltd." had announced. He was owner of junk shops (38 in Germany, conditions April 1997) and chains among other things in Duesseldorf. Its company headquarters was barrier village with Heidelberg, the legal seat however at the Werner Metz EN road in new village with Gera.

Admits was Metzen particularly for its exclusive life-style and as "junk king" or (fortune 30 million DM). Its business slogan read "expensive cheaply". Its customers did not buy with him, because they needed somewhat, but because it was cheap. The commodity originated from bankrupt's estate, overproduction or discharge models. Particularly after the reunification Metzen in great quantities partly even free of charge took over commodity from old GDR enterprises and former NVA existence.

Its son Lars, one of Metzens five children (one daughter and four sons), wrote different books concerning his father.

Metzen died, after he came on 23 April 1997 because of an artery break-through into the hospital, on the subsequent day against 19:00 clock.

Literature

• Lars Metzen: Werner Metzen: My father, the junk king. The whole truth over the . Merenberg: Stick plumb bob, 1998. ISBN 3-00-002292-9

Related links

• Report to its death in the Rhine newspaper

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