Butlers (company)

Butler's (own spelling: BUTLER ) is sold in about 160 branches at home and abroad, a German trading company, the home accessories, decorative items, furniture and gifts. With the concept of "Made for your home" as well as the representation of design ideas based on themes tables, the Cologne-based company also operates an online store for Germany, the UK, Spain and Austria.

History

Butler emerged from the founded in 1829 in Neuss family Wilhelm Josten sons to the department store Josten was for kitchen and household goods. 1999 Wilhelm and Paul Josten brothers Frank Holzapfel opened in Cologne, the first Butlers branch. 2005 Butler went with the subsidiaries ' Butlers Trading Ltd.. "And" Butlers GmbH " to other European countries. First branches originated in London, Zurich and Vienna. While the stores in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and the UK are operated in-house, Ukraine, Greece and the Czech Republic to Hungary, awarded franchises. Since 2010, Butler also operates in five German cities shop-in -shops in department stores of the department store chain Galeria Kaufhof.

In cooperation with the Berlin-based start -up companies Stick Bird led Butler in 2011 the individualization Service Made by you one, embroider at the customer using an online configurator item individually and engrave or can print pictures on canvas.

2004 Butler was honored in Berlin with the German wholesale price. In 2005 and 2012 the accounting firm Ernst & Young, the company has named a finalist in the competition " Entrepreneur of the Year". In addition, Butler received for its online shop the Germans Online Trading Award 2012 in the category "Housing" presented.

Range

The range includes kitchen and housewares, table decorations, home accessories, furniture and home furnishings. The company markets a unique boomerang-shaped shower head, which was developed among others by Stefan Raab.