a European chief in low-priced and inspirational ornament and furniture homeware is strengthening its service presentation in ornament recommendation by means of taking a majority stake of 70%. Four percent n Rhino, a start-up that is reinventing the indoor decorating trade.
With this majority stake, Maisons du Monde intends to consolidate its positioning as an expert in indoor decoration. Over the beyond 18 months, Maisons du Monde has been growing its interior decoration advice offerings in an omnichannel method. In December 2017, Maisons du Monde opened a showroom in Paris dedicated to assisting its customers in their refurbishing tasks. Building on this success, Maisons du Monde launched in September 2018 more than a few omnichannel offerings, inclusive of the deployment of decoration advice corners (“coins Conseil Déco”) in stores (50 on the quiet of June 2019) and three digital solutions, such as one in partnership with the Rhino platform around Maisons du Monde products.
Since its creation in 2013, Rhino has democratized get admission to to the services of indoors decorators with a 100% online offer, to be had from 99€/room. Each purchaser assignment is tailored by Rhino’s professional interior decorators, with a fantastic photograph-sensible 3D visualization. In 2014, Rhino placed itself in the B2B market, supplying a 3-D home staging carrier allowing real property marketers to grow the attractiveness of the homes they promote. In 2017, Rhino persevered in its improvement and introduced a three-D imaging provider for developers, then moved into the B2C marketplace by providing an interior decoration recommendation provider for individuals. In 2018, Rhino released an e-store allowing its customers to order the products staged in 3-D projects without delay.
Based in Bordeaux, Rhino now has 50 employees (which include 25 interior designers and photo designers) and manages nearly 1,500 tasks in keeping with month. In 2018, Rhino published revenue of one. Three million euros.
Rhino will hold its dynamic improvement, working autonomously under its personal brand and with the same control crew.
