BUT is a French brand of retail stores specialized in home goods, including furniture, large and small appliances, and consumer electronics.
The BUT brand was created in 1972 by André Venturini in Le Havre, France.
With his son Michel, he rapidly expanded his network by using franchising.
Since 31 March 2008, BUT has been owned to Decomeubles Partners, a company held by a consortium of Colony Capital, Goldman Sachs, and OpCapita.
[3] In November 2016, a 50/50 partnership between Austrian furniture retailer XXXLutz Group and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquired BUT.