Swarovski owners squable over the company's future
By AFP
18 Dec 2020
Crystal-studded clouds reflected in
a pond, an oversized crystal chandelier surrounded by mirrors: the
headquarters of the Swarovski crystal empire are every bit as glitzy as you
might expect -- but the sparkle can't distract from a bitter family feud over
the company's future.
Normally, 650,000 tourists flock to the site in the town of Wattens in
Austria's mountainous Tyrol region every year.
But the coronavirus pandemic hasn't only left it deserted -- it has also
magnified much deeper issues for the company.
Exactly 125 years after founder Daniel Swarovski developed a machine to cut