Turnover: 30 million EUR (2023)
Country: France
YellowKorner is a company founded in 2006 by two friends with a passion for photography, whose ambition is to make art photography accessible to all.
Their concept is to publish high-quality prints in larger quantities for sale at affordable prices.
The selection of photographers is rigorous, carried out by an artistic committee made up of specialists in different photographic trends.
YellowKorner has nearly 130 galleries worldwide,
The online gallery gives access to the entire YellowKorner collection.
Company owned by the Despature family expands through franchising
News
New YellowKorner galleries. 27/10/2022
- Number of galleries worldwide: 150 galleries
- Presence in nearly 30 countries
- Two new galleries recently opened: La Réunion (France) and St Germain-en-Laye (Île-de-France)
- Over 300 artists and their creations presented in limited editions
- Gallery architect and designer: Gérard Barrau
- Profile sought for future partners: entrepreneur, manager, commercial and customer focus, passion for sales and art photography
- Average time to open a YellowKorner gallery: 6 months
Damart inherits YellowKorner 02/08/2021
- YellowKorner will have 150 stores worldwide by the end of 2021, two-thirds of them franchises.
- The Despature family has acquired a majority stake in YellowKorner. - YellowKorner generates sales of around 40 million euros and employs 300 people.
- The Despature family fortune was estimated at 2.5 billion euros in 2020, putting them in 38th place among French fortunes according to "Challenges".
- YellowKorner plans to open a further 25 stores in 2021, notably in Northern Europe and China.
- The company aims to turn its Zeinberg printing laboratory in Krakow into a second major business.
- YellowKorner aims to increase its digital sales, which currently account for 30% of its turnover, to almost 50% within three to five years.
YellowKorner's growth potential: 1,200 art galleries. 07/01/2020
- Estimated growth potential for YellowKorner: 1,200 art galleries
- Current number of YellowKorner galleries: over 120 worldwide
- Number of artists exhibited and marketed: over 200
- Limited, numbered editions of photographs
- Personal investment required to open a YellowKorner franchise: €80,000
- Current network: 30 galleries in France and 100 internationally - YellowKorner presence in 25 countries
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The art dealer and gallery market - France
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