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.
Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 47.75 - Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles
700 - 1,000 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
30 May 2005
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2005
Foreseen end date
31 December 2005
Description
Drugstore chain Ihr Platz, the number 5 in the German market, has declared insolvency. Although there is a plan for the continuation of business, the management foresees the closure of 70 to 90 unprofitable stores, resulting in job losses of around 10 % of Ihr Platz's total staff.
Sources
31 May 2005: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Ihr Platz, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 61664, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61664.