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Habitat Furniture Chain Up For Sale?
Furniture retailer Habitat may soon be up for sale according to the company’s chief executive. A review into the furniture store has been launched, which claims Mark Saunders “may or may not lead to a sale of the company”.
The company is currently owned by the Kamprad family, Billionaire founders of the Ikea Furniture chain. But the success Ikea which may have hindered furniture retailers like Habitat. The Recession and decline in the housing market has seen consumers spend much less on furniture, instead opting for cheaper easier flat packed options offered by Ikea.
Despite the possibility of the sale of Habitat, the company continues to expand with new stores in the UK and Europe. According to Mr Saunders no decision has yet been made on the sale of the company.
Habitat made headlines earlier this year when they abused social site Twitter for marketing purposes, targeting the controversial election in Iran to increase traffic to their website.
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