Type: Public
On the web: http://www.beterbedholding.com
Employees: 2,353
Employee growth: 3.5%

Beter Bed Holding is more than happy to add some variety to its customers' bedrooms. The company sells mattresses, bed bases, and other bedroom furnishings through a number of retail chains in Europe. The company operates some 960 stores located across Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland. Beter Bed's retail brands include Matrazen Concord, Beter Bed, DBC, El Gigante del Colchón, and Slaapgenoten/Dormaël Slaapkamers. Each chain maintains its own unique retail concept, from discount furnishings to high-end bedroom accoutrements. The company acquired Spanish retailer El Gigante Del Colchón in 2005.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $496.6M
One year growth: (4.1%)
Net income: $37.0M
Income growth: 8.0%

Officers:
Chairman: M. J. N. M. van Seggelen
CEO and Director: Ton Anbeek
CFO: E. J. (Ric) van der Woude

Competitors:
IKEA
Macintosh Retail Group
METRO AG

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