Press Release 6th December 2023

REWE Group gives 46,000 employees free December 8

BILLA, BILLA PLUS, PENNY and BIPA will be closed on December 8 ( Feast of the Immaculate Conception). REWE Group announces - as in previous years - that the branches of BILLA, BILLA PLUS, PENNY and BIPA will be closed on December 8, the Feast of the Assumption. This will allow around 46,000 employees to take a well-deserved day off in the run-up to Christmas.

REWE Group gives 46,000 employees free December 8

REWE Group gives 46,000 employees free December 8 / Copyright: © Robert Harson, Abdruck zu redaktionellen Zwecken honorarfrei, Reproduction for PR purposes free of charge

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Harald Mießner, BILLA Management Board member: "The decision to keep our stores closed on December 8 is an expression of our appreciation for our employees. This gives them the opportunity to spend this day in the Advent season with their loved ones, make preparations for the holidays and recharge their batteries for the intense Christmas season ahead."

Andreas Persigehl, BIPA Managing Director, says: "We want to give our employees a well-deserved day off on December 8 so that they can gather some strength for the year-end business and enjoy the pre-Christmas season with their families on this day in particular."

And PENNY Managing Director Kai Pataky adds: "We want to recognize the great commitment and daily efforts of our employees and at the same time ensure that they also have time to prepare for the holidays and relax".

Selected locations in shopping centers as well as at train stations and Vienna-Schwechat Airport will remain open.