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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale
1,700 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 November 2005
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2006
Foreseen end date
Description
Carrefour announced on 16 November 2005 the reduction of 1,700 jobs in France (20% of the French workforce) and the restructuring of its headquarters as well as some of its sites settled in France. The aim of the programme is to improve the competitivity of the group.
Sources
22 November 2005: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Carrefour, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 62762, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/62762.