Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
Decathlon, an international chain of sport retail stores has announced the closure of its logistical facility in Willebroek. In total 132 employees are at risk of losing their job. The company management states that the restructuring of the facility is part of a broader strategy to transform the European distribution warehouse logistics network in order to better meet the changing needs of their customers.
The situation between trade unions, employees and the company management is tense. Trade union representatives were informed about the restructuring in a brief online meeting and seem to not be consulted further in the process, which is unusual in a restructuring effort of this size.
Update 16 July 2024
Decathlon and the socialist trade union BBTK have reached a social agreement concerning the staff at the Decathlon depot in Willebroek. Approximately 130 employees have the choice: to continue their future with Decathlon, with the new owner of the distribution centre, to work for Decathlon elsewhere, or to leave the company. The agreement follows nearly three months of negotiations.
Eurofound (2024), Decathlon, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 201079, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/201079.
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