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.
South East; Berkshire; Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Windsor and Theale
Sector
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.1 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores
134 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 January 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 July 2006
Description
Caley's one of Berkshire's oldest department stores is to close with the loss of more than 130 jobs, the owners John Lewis have said the store will close in July 2006. John Lewis said it was 'saddened' by the decision, but added that sales had been falling badly in recent years. The closure means that 134 staff will be laid off from the Windsor branch and its service building in nearby Theale.
Sources
19 January 2006: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Caleys, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 62802, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62802.
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