Kika was an international chain of furniture stores, headquartered in Austria. It had 70 stores, most of them were in Europe.
History
In June 2013, Steinhoff International acquired Kika-Leiner, which operated 73 stores.[1][2]
In June 2018, the Signa Holding, a real estate and retail investor, acquired from Steinhoff International the Kika-Leiner retail outlets, which operated 100 stores and managed 6,500 employees.[3][4]
In 2024 Kika-Leiner declared bankruptcy.[5]
Kika locations in Austria
Kika locations in Austria 2019:[6]
- in Burgenland: Eisenstadt, Unterwart
- in Carinthia: Klagenfurt
- in Lower Austria: Horn, Mistelbach, Stockerau, Sankt Pölten, Wiener Neustadt
- in Upper Austria: Ansfelden, was in Linz, Aurolzmünster / Ried im Innkreis
- in Salzburg: Eugendorf, Saalfelden, St Johann im Pongau
- in Styria: Feldbach, Graz, Leoben, Liezen
- in Tyrol:
External links
- Kika homepage (in German)
References
- Reuters Editorial. UPDATE 1-South Africa's Steinhoff to acquire Austrian retailer U.S., retrieved 2018-11-09^
- Steinhoff International: Steinhoff to buy Austria’s Kika-Leiner retrieved 2018-11-09^
- SIGNA. SIGNA Acquires Furniture Chain kika/Leiner