About DirectGroup
DirectGroup Bertelsmann operates media clubs as well as bookstores and Internet, publishing and distribution companies in 16 countries, and serves its roughly 15 million customers on all channels: through catalogs, the Internet, club stores, retail outlets and agents.
The clubs include well-known brands such as Der Club in Germany, France Loisirs in France and Círculo de Lectores in Spain. The company also uses its decades of direct-marketing expertise to sell additional products to members and new customer groups. The DirectGroup brands Chapitre.com (France) and Bertrand (Portugal) are market leaders in book retailing. In publishing, its subsidiaries in Eastern Europe and Portugal command leading market positions.
DirectGroup is wholly owned by Bertelsmann AG.