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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment 47.51 - Retail sale of textiles
New offshoring locations
Switzerland
114 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 January 2022
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2022
Foreseen end date
Description
Lee Wrangler, part of the Kontoor Brands chain and specialised in jeans clothing has announced it will be relocating the sites of Antwerp and Sint-Niklaas to Switzerland. Due to the new business model and the relocation, 114 employees risk dismissal at its headquarters in Antwerp and its logistics department in Sint-Niklaas. The company management states that Belgian employees will be offered relocation possibilities.
Eurofound (2022), Lee Wrangler, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Belgium, factsheet number 106254, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/106254.