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European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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La Maison du Sol, a French retailer specialising in floor coverings and part of the British Headlam Group, was liquidated rendering its 156 employees redundant. The company was placed in insolvency proceedings after the Headlam Group decided to divest itself of low-margin subsidiaries. It failed to find a buyer.
La Maison du Sol employed individuals across 16 sales agencies in various cities, including Rouen, Lyon, Lille, Strasbourg, and Rennes.
Prior to the liquidation, La Maison du Sol had 156 employees.
Eurofound (2026), La Maison du Sol, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 300402, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300402.