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.
Costco, an American multinational corporation with warehouse club retail stores, has announced that it will create 200 jobs in Mulhouse-Bourg-en-Bresse by the end of 2025. Costco operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores delivering merchandise to individuals and firms. It operates on a membership basis, costing 36 euros/year.
It is the first Costco store in the French provinces, located on a site previously owned by Auchan Auchan 2023 - FR. After the closing of Auchan, there was a hope for the construction of a housing-estate project, but the construction work of Costco began on the 31st of March.
There previous large restructuring in the ERM database, registered the creation of 300 jobs in 2021 COSTCO France 2021-FR.
Eurofound (2025), Costco France, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 202565, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202565.