Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Netherlands
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Rotterdam, Houten
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale Of Cultural And Recreation Goods In Specialised Stores
47.6 - Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores

90 - 100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
24 September 2003
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2003
Foreseen end date

Description

Employing some 1000 people (700 full-time equivalent), BGN owns Donner in Rotterdam, Verwijs in Den Haag and Scheltema in Amsterdam. The cause of this reorganisation is the recession in the book sector.


Sources

  • 24 September 2003: NRC Handelsblad

Citation

Eurofound (2003), Boekhandels Groep Nederland (BGN), Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 59682, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/59682.