Employees of Karstadt hold placards as they protest at the headquarters of Arcandor in Essen, June 8, 2009. German government officials will decide whether to grant struggling retailer Arcandor a loan from state-owned bank KfW by Wednesday at the latest, a government source said on Monday. Placard reads 'We are a part of Germany'. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)