New furniture has been put out ready for the summer at the Museums Quarter (Museumsquartier, MQ) in Vienna. The summer furniture is blue this year – as voted in an online-poll last February. For the first time, there are also parasols for the popular lounging seats. These can be rented from the Aloha Bar daily […]
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Bene lowers losses as turnover slumps
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Office furniture specialist Bene AG has managed to reduce its losses.The company, which is based in the Lower Austrian town of Waidhofen an der Ybbs, said today (Weds) it suffered losses of 8.7 million Euros in the third quarter of the 2010/2011 business year, down by 100,000 Euros year on year.Benes turnover declined from 135 […]
Furniture trade flourishes
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The Austrian furniture retail trade grew for a sixth year in a row in 2009, a market analysis expert has revealed.RegioPlan official Michael Oberweger announced today (Thurs)that the sector managed to increase turnover by 1.6 per cent last year compared to the 2008 business figures.Oberweger said he expected the furniture retail sector to grow by […]
XXXLutz in 200mn Lesnina deal
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Austrian furniture megastore chain XXXLutz has coughed up around 200 million Euros to snatch up a Slovenian competitor, it has been claimed.Business dailies report today (Thurs) that XXXLutz which has around 17,000 employees transferred between 150 and 200 million Euros to Lesnina owners to take over the company in full.Bosses at the company […]