Store portfolio

In 2018, the number of stores of Beter Bed Holding decreased by 179 stores to 1,009 stores, as 219 stores were closed and 40 stores were opened in that year.

The main changes were:

• The closure of a total of 172 stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as a result of the restructuring of Matratzen Concord. As Matratzen Concord had already committed to opening a number of stores in 2017, 22 stores were opened in early 2018.
• The transfer to a third party of the stores in Spain as part of the sale of the Spanish activities of El Gigante del Colchón.
• The addition of net 5 stores in Belgium and 11 in Sweden.

The table below shows the changes in the store portfolio in 2018.

1. ¹ ISO-country codes for Germany, Austria and Switzerland