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.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.19 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
1,815 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 September 2003
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 August 2004
Description
Vendex KBB is restructuring its subsidiary Vroom & Dreesman. At least 12 of the 17 supermarkets should be closed, and 1,815 jobs on the 8,500 employed by V&D should be lost.
This is part of the Vendex restructuring programme suppressing in total some 2,300 jobs on the 14,000 employed by Vendex.
On January 31 2004, 1,590 jobs have already been suppressed from the 1,800 announced in September. According to a spokesperson for the company, some 2,700 rather than 2,300 employees could be affected by the restructuring. A lot of part time jobs will indeed be shed to reach the number of 1,800 full time equivalents.
Sources
9 September 2003: De Telegraaf
9 September 2003: NRC Handelsblad
25 February 2004: IEX
Citation
Eurofound (2003), Vendex, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 59756, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/59756.
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