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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-17-001778
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170613
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170613
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170613

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NATUZZI S P A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000900391
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE [2510]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11854
		FILM NUMBER:		17907937

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		VIA IAZZITIELLO 47
		CITY:			SANTERAMO ITALY
		STATE:			L6
		ZIP:			70029

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		VIA IAZZITIELLO 47
		CITY:			SANTERAMO ITALTY
		STATE:			L6
		ZIP:			999999999

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NATUZZI INDUSTRIES SPA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950823
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Securities
      and Exchange Commission</font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Washington,
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      of Foreign Issuer</font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant
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            <font style="font-size: 14pt"><b>NATUZZI S.p.A.</b></font>
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          Via Iazzitiello 47
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          70029 Santeramo, Italy
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Natuzzi
      Announces Opening of New Store in West Palm Beach</b></font>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>RETAIL
      EXPANSION ON TRACK</b></font>
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      SANTERAMO IN COLLE, Bari, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2017--Natuzzi
      S.p.A. (NYSE:NTZ) (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) announced this morning it has opened
      its newest North American retail store in West Palm Beach, Florida. This
      is the latest in the Company&#8217;s planned expansion into the direct retail
      marketing of its luxury home furnishings globally. Measuring
      approximately 7,200 square feet and located in The City Center on South
      Rosemary Avenue, the new store is part of the strategy announced last
      year to open Company managed stores in high traffic and prime retail
      locations, showcasing the new store design, merchandising concept and
      overall Natuzzi consumer experience. Edward Teplitz, Natuzzi&#8217;s North
      American Chief said, &#8220;<i>West Palm Beach follows closely on the
      opening of our flagship store in Paramus (New Jersey) and incorporates
      what we have learned from the very successful opening we have had there.</i>
      <i>We are planning three more stores in the United States in 2017, one
      in King of Prussia (Philadelphia), one in Costa Mesa (California) and
      one in Chicago.</i> <i>We are on track to open these stores as planned.&#8221;</i>
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      Nazzario Pozzi, Natuzzi&#8217;s Global Retail Chief, added, <i>&#8220;The
      United States represents a great market opportunity for our brand and we
      are continuing with the efforts to move quickly to expand our presence.</i>
      <i>These stores are being located and managed to deliver Pasquale
      Natuzzi&#8217;s vison of a new buying experience for our customers, through
      the careful coordination of whole room furnishings to the tools and
      training of our sales staff in assisting customers in the furnishing of
      their homes.</i> <i>Our efforts so far are proving very successful&#8221;.</i>
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      Chief Financial Officer, Vittorio Notarpietro said, <i>&#8220;Through the
      first week of June of this year we are seeing constant improvements in
      our direct retail results. Despite the widely recognized difficult
      retail environment in early 2017, like for like store volumes are up
      slightly, but when we include the new store openings in our network,
      which reflect more of the new store format which is key to our strategy,
      direct retail sales are up over 38% over the same period last year,
      while the average ticket is up 15.6% over the same period last year. It
      is important to consider that our newest stores most closely capture our
      new merchandising strategy and that over time, existing stores will be
      brought up to these standards as well.&#8221;</i>
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      The Natuzzi Group now operates 70 direct retail stores in seven
      countries and is continuing efforts to grow this network as fast as
      possible.
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      <b>About Natuzzi S.p.A.</b>
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      <i>Founded in 1959 by Pasquale Natuzzi, Natuzzi S.p.A. is Italy&#8217;s
      largest furniture house and one of the most important global player in
      the furniture industry with eight manufacturing plants, eleven
      commercial offices and extensive global retail network.</i> <i>Natuzzi
      is the Italian lifestyle and best-known brand in the furnishings sector
      worldwide (Brand Awareness Monitoring Report - Ipsos 2015). Continuous
      stylistic research, creativity, innovation, solid craftsmanship and
      industrial know-how and integrated management throughout the entire
      value chain are the mainstays that have made Natuzzi one of the few
      players with global reach in the furniture market. Natuzzi S.p.A. has
      been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 13 May 1993. Always
      committed to social responsibility and environmental sustainability,
      Natuzzi is ISO 9001 and 14001 certified (Quality and Environment), OHSAS
      18001 certified (Safety on the Workplace) and FSC certified (Forest
      Stewardship Council).</i>
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      CONTACT:<br><b>NATUZZI INVESTOR RELATIONS</b><br>Piero Direnzo (IR
      Manager), tel. +39.080.8820.812<br><u>pdirenzo@natuzzi.com</u><br>or<br><b>NATUZZI
      US MEDIA CONTACT</b><br>Meg Carlozzi (PR), tel. +1.917.330.8769<br><u>meg.carlozzi@gmail.com</u><br>or<br><b>NATUZZI
      CORPORATE COMMUNICATION</b><br>Vito Basile (Press Office), tel.
      +39.080.8820.676<br><u>vbasile@natuzzi.com</u>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
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      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
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