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.
The German fashion e-commerce company Zalando plans to close its logistics centre in Erfurt (Thuringia) at the end of September 2026. The closure will affect 2,700 employees.
In 2025, Zalando acquired the fashion retailer About You and is now reorganising its logistics network following the takeover.
Discussions with the works council regarding a balance of interests and a social plan have already begun. According to the company, some employees will have the opportunity to transfer to other locations, such as Gießen, where a new logistics site is currently being established.
Zalando employs 15,000 people worldwide.
Updated, 09/07/2026 In July 2026, Zalando provided an update on the closure of its Erfurt site. As previously announced, the facility is scheduled to close in September 2026, resulting in the loss of approximately 2,100 jobs. The site originally employed around 2,700 people, but the workforce has since declined to about 2,100 employees.
Protests by employees were unsuccessful in securing a postponement or preventing the closure. Zalando has now reached an agreement with the works council on a social plan worth several million euros. The package includes severance payments and additional compensation supplements for affected employees. The works council had advocated the establishment of a transfer company to support workers in finding new employment, but Zalando rejected this proposal.
Eurofound (2026), Zalando, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 203955, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203955.
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