Shreck's

Shreck's was a department store chain that was owned by Max Shreck. Located in Gotham Plaza, it served as the main headquarters of the Shreck Cooperation.

History[]

Batman Returns[]

Lighting of the Tree Ceremony[]

Max Shreck assembled Major Jenkins to propose a new powerplant for Gotham City, which was rejected. When he left to attend the Lighting of the Tree Ceremony, his secretary Selina Kyle realized he'd left his speech at the office. Unlike the other buildings in Gotham Plaza, Shreck's was left relatively untouched in the Red Triangle Gang's attack on the event.

After the incident, Selina returned to the buildings' office to prepare documents for Shreck's meeting with Bruce Wayne. After she discovered his plans for the plant, Shreck threw her from the buildings' top-floor window to ensure her silence. However, Kyle survived through sheer luck, partially through the building's awnings dampening the fall. Bruce Wayne visited the store several days later to also review Shreck's proposals. It was also there he met with Selina, whom he'd saved a few nights previously.

Destruction of Shreck's[]

During the Red Triangle Gang's attack on Gotham's streets, Catwoman broke into the store and began wrecking it. Two security guards attempted to apprehend her, but she disarmed them with her whip. With the guards fleeing, Catwoman rigged the storefront to explode with no bystanders present. Batman also confronted the Penguin opposite Shreck's. During it, Catwoman appeared just before the storefront exploded. All three parties quickly fled the scene after the incident. However, it was quickly refurbished sometime afterwards.

Maxquerade Ball[]

Shreck's Maxquerade Ball was later held within the cleared ground floor. Bruce Wayne attended the event to meet Selina, who'd come to murder Shreck. During the event, Penguin, having had his true nature exposed earlier, attacked the store, blowing up the floor to faciliate his entrance. Though he'd come to kidnap Chip Shreck, Max convinced Cobblepot to take him in his son's place, both leaving into the Gotham Sewers via the Duck. Bruce and Selina both left shortly afterwards to pursue their agendas as Batman and Catwoman, respectively.

What happened to Shreck's after Max's death is unknown, though its presumed that Chip Shreck took over the store in his father's place.