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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 July 2004
Employment effect (start)
11 July 2004
Foreseen end date
31 December 2004
Description
The Ahold Group is specialised in the distribution sector. The company has decided the closure of 5 supermarkets in the Province of Cordoba. The five supermarkets where located in the towns of Palma, Palma del Río, two of them in Puente Genil and the last one in Lucena, all in the province of Cordoba (Spain). The measure will cut 100 jobs. The closure of the supermarkets had been announced by the regional UGT union's representative in the Sector of Hotels and Tourism, Mr. Antonio Vacas.
Sources
11 July 2004: La Gaceta de los Negocios
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Ahold, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 60463, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60463.