{"id":49517,"date":"2023-10-10T10:29:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T08:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fyb.de\/leica-takes-over-meister-camera-shops-end-of-an-era\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T18:29:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T16:29:17","slug":"leica-takes-over-meister-camera-shops-end-of-an-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fyb.de\/en\/leica-takes-over-meister-camera-shops-end-of-an-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Leica takes over Meister Camera Shops \u2014 end of an&nbsp;era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wetzlar\/ Hamburg \u2014 As of Novem\u00adber 1, 2023, the Meis\u00adter Camera stores in Hamburg, Berlin and Munich will operate under the umbrella of Leica Camera AG. This finally brings the era of inde\u00adpen\u00addent Leica stores in Germany to an end. 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