Grocery discounter Hofer is allowed, Lidl is also closing its branches – and now an Austrian home textile specialist has also decided to skip December 8 this year. Betten Reiter informed his employees that St. Mary’s Day is a holiday this year.
“We want to be a role model in the field of sustainability. This also includes treating employees with respect,” emphasizes Peter Hildebrand. The boss of Betten Reiter informed his employees that on December 8 of this year all branches of the home textile specialist from Leonding (Upper Austria) will be closed.
dm is also closed
December 8 provides employees with time to spend with their families. Hildebrand: “Closed branches on December 8 have another positive side effect: we reduce electricity consumption.” dm is also following the course: the drugstore chain has now also announced that it will close all branches across Austria on December 8 of this year.
Source: Krone
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