The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Région Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijke Gewest;
Location of affected unit(s)
Beersel
Sector
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.1 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores
59 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 June 2023
Employment effect (start)
30 June 2023
Foreseen end date
Description
Veepee, a french multinational online retailer has announced it will close its distribution facility in Beersel and 59 employees will lose their jobs. The company wants to centralise its distribution branches in Spain and France and therefore closes other distribution facilities outside those countries. All employees active within the branch in Beersel face dismissal. As described in the Renault-Law, consultation and negotiations with trade unions have been initiated. It is possible that the ultimate number of dismissals will be reduced or the facility finds a new owner.
Eurofound (2023), Veepee, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 109214, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/109214.
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