Of the Furniture giant Ikea wants its in the Corona crisis in Europe temporarily closed Furniture stores open again from May. This was also necessary, because the pandemic had sales of Ikea slump by around 60 percent, said the boss of the Ikea parent company Ingka Group, Jesper Brodin, on Friday.
The most of Furniture stores in Europe and alone North America be closed, only in Asia customers could shop in the branches. “This is a time when we have to survive first of all,” said Brodin. Sales on the Internet are a ray of hope, however, which have increased significantly and doubled compared to the previous year. In Germany customers can already start from Monday in the most populous federal state North Rhine-Westphalia again in the Furniture stores are coming. These can open due to an exception. In Austria should Furniture stores are allowed to open in May.
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