Many customers affected

Over €2 million in debt: Kitchen retailer goes bankrupt

The MF Interieur GmbH site in the industrial park in Ansfelden.

(Bild: Dostal Harald)

Countless customers had not received the kitchens they had ordered despite making a down payment or even paying in full, which is why MF Interieur GmbH from Ansfelden (Upper Austria) had been rumbling for weeks. Now the kitchen retailer is officially bankrupt. Bankruptcy proceedings have been opened.

MF Interieur GmbH had been closed since June, and since then many customers who had looked through their fingers and had not received the furniture they had ordered, or had only received it in part, had contacted the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labor's consumer protection department.

Since the store was closed, we have registered more than 60 consumers with us. In almost all cases, they were still waiting for the kitchen, even though payments - often the full amount - had already been made.

Gernot Fieber, Abteilung Konsumentenschutz der Arbeiterkammer OÖ

DAN has terminated its contract with the retailer
Kitchen manufacturer DAN was also quick to take action because MF Interieur GmbH had acted as a dealer for the brand and operated a DAN kitchen studio. According to Managing Director Ewald Marschallinger, DAN has since terminated the contract with MF Interieur. Attempts were made to find solutions for the customers affected. Much could be absorbed, but not everything was successful. The number of customers affected is estimated at 200.

MF Interieur GmbH is now a case for Christian Ebmer. The lawyer was appointed insolvency administrator by the Linz Regional Court and will now be responsible for dealing with the case, which has already caused quite a stir.

Suppliers of electrical appliances apparently not paid since 2023
According to Kreditschutzverband 1870, around 25 employees are likely to be affected by the bankruptcy. The amount of liabilities is still unclear, but is likely to be more than 2.5 million euros. Suppliers of electrical appliances are likely to have not been paid by MF Interieur GmbH since 2023.