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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Via Stalls And Markets Or Other 47.91 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
165 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
31 May 2023
Employment effect (start)
12 July 2023
Foreseen end date
12 July 2023
Description
The Norwegian company for home delivery of food is planning to close its existing online food store in Finland. The company will start cooperation negotiations that concern all of its 165 employees in Finland.
Oda established on the Finnish market about a year ago, in 2022, but dramatic changes in the capital market and the increased cost of finance have resulted in a non-viable business model for the company.
Oda will instead explore the possibility of continuing its business in Finland, but by offering logistics services (Logistics-as-a-Service) to other retailers. The company CEO has however stated, that the aim of the negotiations is that as many employees as possible can continue working within the new logistics services business model.
Update 29/06/2023
The cooperation negotiations resulted in a reduction of 20 positions within the company's marketing, commercial, and customer service teams. 145 employees from other teams will be temporarily laid off for a maximum of 90 days.
Sources
31 May 2023: Oda Finland Oy pressrelease (www.sttinfo.fi)
Eurofound (2023), Oda Finland, Closure in Finland, factsheet number 109166, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/109166.
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