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.
Colruyt, the Belgian retail chain, has put all 105 of its French shops up for sale. Negotiations are underway with Intermarché (Les Mousquetaires group) to acquire 81 of these supermarkets in France for €215 million, a deal that would secure the jobs of 1,319 employees. However, 24 facilities still do not have a buyer.
This acquisition mainly concerns shops located in the Grand Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions. The predicted job losses are around 850, but trade unions estimate that it could reach the number of 950 redundancies. The takeover could be effective in the first half of 2026, subject to approval by the French Competition Authority.
** Updated, 19/01/2026 ** Colruyt has sold 100 of its 105 supermarkets in France. In this acquisition, 690 jobs were lost, and 5 supermarkets will be closed. The supermarkets closed are located in Carling et Faulquemont (Moselle), Masevaux-Niedebruck (Haut-Rhin), Montchanin (Saône-et-Loire), and Sens (Yonne). The 100 remaining supermarkets were acquired by Intermarché, E.Leclerc, Carrefour and Coopérative U.
Eurofound (2025), Colruyt, Merger/Acquisition in France, factsheet number 202990, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202990.
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