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Mömax continues expansion in Switzerland
Mömax is expanding its store net- work in Switzerland: on 8 March 2023, the Austrian furniture store chain opened its eighth branch in Switzerland, in the town of Meyrin -- the company’s second store in the French-speaking part of the country.
“The first openings were extremely
successful and fully met our expectations,“ comment- ed Mömax company spokesman Thomas Salinger,
Möbel Rieger:
Hörmannskirchner to succeed Lübbe
The torch is passed at Möbel Rieger (Göppingen, Germany): Carpet Purchasing Manager Andreas Lübbe is retiring on 31 March 2023 after 25 years with furniture store Möbel Rieger, to be succeeded by Simon Hörmannskirchner, who has been the company‘s light- ing manager since 2011. From April, Hörmannskirchner will be in charge of purchasing for both areas.
Andreas Lübbe worked in carpet purchasing for nearly 40 years, first at Breuninger before joining Möbel Rieger. During his time at Möbel Rieger, Lübbe played a role in new store openings in Gera, Esslingen and Heilbronn and in numerous conversion and repo- sitioning projects at the company‘s four other locations. With the retirement of Andreas Lübbe the industry will be seeing the depar- ture of a carpet expert who loved the business.
Andreas Lübbe
Simon Hörmannskirchner
“We are very pleased to now be open for business in Meyrin, giv- ing us coverage of the canton of Geneva as we expand further in French-speaking Switzerland,” he adds.
Part of the XXXLutz Group, Mö-
max operates 103 furniture stores in nine European countries. Ten Mömax furni- turestoresopenedinconvertedspacesin2022alone.
Rugs USA:
Alyssa Steele
appointed CEO
E-commerce retailer Rugs USA has announced the appointment of Alys- sa Steele as CEO. Steele brings 15 years of retail and e-commerce ex- perience to the position. Interim CEO Dinesh Lathi will stay on at Rugs USA, returning to his prior role as chair- man of the board of directors.
“I’m excited to join Rugs USA, where I will continue redefining the rug and home décor shopping experience,” said Alyssa Steele. “I see substantial opportunity in the area rug market, and our focus on large customers po- sitions Rugs USA to take full advan- tage. I’m looking forward to applying my passion for product innovation and optimising the customer experi- ence to drive profitable growth on into the next chapter of the Compa- ny’s growth.”
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