Titus Berlin

TITUS Berlin in Mitte: Skateshop with four decades of history

The story begins in the late seventies in Münster, where teacher Titus Dittmann imported skateboards from California. Because he, as a civil servant, could not obtain a trade license, the first shop officially ran under his wife Brigitta, a small basement room named Titus Rollsport. Company foundations followed in 1987 and 1992; from 1994, retail, mail order, and franchising were added. By 2002, it had become a public limited company with thirty stores and around five hundred employees. After a crisis, Dittmann bought the company back in 2007 and handed it over to his son Julius in 2009. In early 2025, Titus entered a restructuring process; in July, 24/7 Distribution GmbH acquired the brand and continues to operate seventeen of the twenty-three stores. The two Berlin locations are explicitly included. Dittmann himself is considered one of the people who first popularized skateboarding in Germany. The brand is thus one of the oldest names in German skateboard retail.

From Nike SB to Powell-Peralta: the assortment at Alexanderplatz

The store on Karl-Liebknecht-Straße is just a few steps from Alexanderplatz and is primarily a skate shop, not a store for limited lifestyle releases. This is evident in the brands: adidas Skateboarding, Nike SB, Vans, DC Shoes, etnies, Lakai, Osiris, New Balance Numeric, and Globe for shoes, plus decks and accessories from Anti Hero, Polar Skate Co, Powell-Peralta, Santa Cruz, Spitfire, Independent, Ace, and Bones Bearings. For clothing, Carhartt WIP, Dickies, Element, HUF, Obey, Iriedaily, Reell, Thrasher, Stance, and Volcom are added, complemented by the house’s own brand. Shoes, clothing, and accessories are available for men, women, and children, with protective sets and helmets for the little ones. So, if you not only want to look but also ride, you can get everything here from a single source. In total, the chain now operates around 25 skate shops in Germany, plus an online shop. Alexanderplatz, with all the city’s important transport lines, is right outside the door.