Maisons du Monde (, Houses of the world) is a French furniture and home decor company founded in Brest in 1996 by Xavier Marie. As of 2023, Maisons du Monde has 349 stores in Europe of which 212 in France and more than 5,500 employees. Sales made abroad represents 45% of the Maisons du Monde group's sales, and half of total sales are made online. Maisons du Monde sells approximately 58% of decorations and 42% of furniture.
History
In 2006, Maisons du Monde launched its online shop[2] and offered the whole of its catalogue of furniture and a large part of its objects of decoration. Maisons du Monde published a catalogue presenting its new collection at the beginning of the year.
The American business Bain Capital purchased the Maisons du Monde group in 2013 for €680 million (80%).[3]
In 2015, it achieved a turnover of 699 million euros, of which 460 million were in France.[4]