Kika bankruptcy: Sad end of a traditional company in Vorarlberg!

Kika bankruptcy: Sad end of a traditional company in Vorarlberg!

The Kika/Leiner furniture chain has filed for bankruptcy, which marks the end of a 100-year-old era and concerns about 1,400 employees. As oe3.orf.at , the renovation plan was failed after three weeks, whereupon the bankruptcy was requested. This has difficult consequences for many employees who already have hope for a rescue, since the employees now know that their jobs are threatened.

A long-time Kika employee from Vorarlberg shared in an interview with Have received a message about the bankruptcy from the media. The grief of the loss of the company is great. "We were very happy to be at Kika. It is a very sad Christmas present," said the employee. Nevertheless, the employees work up to the last minute and try to keep the company going. The uncertainty about your future is overwhelming, and while some employees cry that the company for which you have worked is lost, you believe that it was not due to a lack of effort.

customers who have already made down payments for orders are in great concern about the future of their purchases. According to oe3.orf.at , it could be the case in many cases that payments can only be registered in the bankruptcy proceedings as claims. The Chamber of Labor advises employees not to sign anything in this uncertain time and to contact the union instead. The employees hope that a new investor will be found, but the realistic chances of it seem low.

The emotions are high and the pictures of the frustrated customers who are in the branches are painful. "We'll see that tomorrow how bad it will be," said the Vorarlberg woman about the upcoming working day. Even if you find a new job for yourself, the loss of a traditional company like Kika will be painfully missing.