Last opening day

Leiner in Graz: last day of bargain hunting

The Leiner in Graz is virtually empty.

(Bild: zVg)

A retail era is coming to an end: following the bankruptcy of the Kika/Leiner furniture chain, the last remaining branches are closing today, including the traditional Leiner location on Annenstraße in Graz. A final inspection of the premises shows that there is not much left for bargain hunters. 

It was laid out wide and straight in the 19th century, led from the newly built train station to Graz city center and even became the third largest shopping street in Austria in the 1970s. These glory days are long gone, and Annenstraße is one of the state capital's problem children. With the closure of Leiner, which opened in the golden era of 1971, the problems of the former number one shopping street have not diminished.