Maisons du Monde
Maisons du Monde is a French furniture and home decor company founded in Brest in 1990 by Xavier Marie. At the end of 2015 it had nearly 250 stores across France, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and in Switzerland, of which more than 180 are in France. In 2010, it generated nearly €323 million in sales. in 2015 it employed over 5,500 people.
History
In 2006, Maisons du Monde launches its online shop[1] and proposes the whole of its catalogue of furniture and a large part of its objects of decoration. Maisons du Monde publishes at the beginning of the year a catalogue presenting its new collection.
The Maisons du Monde group was bought back in 2013 (80%) by the American company Bain Capital for an amount of €680 million.[2]
In 2015, it achieved a turnover of 699 million euros, of which 460 million in France.[3]
February 2016 two US banks Goldman Sachs and Citigroup were mandated to prepare for the IPO.[4]
Number of stores
262 stores in Europe:
- France: 193 stores
- Italy: 30 stores
- Luxembourg and Belgium: 16 stores
- Spain: 12 stores
- Germany: 8 stores
- Switzerland: 3 stores
The brand sells online to the United Kingdom, Portugal, the Netherlands and Austria.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.journaldunet.com/0605/060531-maisonsdumonde.shtml (in French)
- ↑ http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2013/06/19/20005-20130619ARTFIG00648-maisons-du-monde-rachete-for-680-millions-d-euros-by-bain-capital.php (in French)
- ↑ https://investors.maisonsdumonde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MDM-Press-release-March-3rd-French-Version6332992_4_LO.pdf (in French)
- ↑ "Goldman Sachs, Citi mandatés pour l'IPO de Maisons du Monde-sces | Zone Bourse". www.zonebourse.com (in French). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ↑ http://www.maisonsdumonde.com/CH/fr/magasins/ (in French)