Dim Branded Apparel

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
France
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Autun, Levallois-Perret, Château-Chinon, La Tour-du-Pin
Sector
Manufacturing
(13 - 15) Manufacture of textiles, apparel and leather
14 - Manufacture of wearing apparel
14 - Manufacture of wearing apparel
450 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 May 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
29 December 2006

Description

The DBApparel group which has the underwear brands DIM and Playtex, announced in May 2006 that it was going to cut 950 jobs in DIM throughout Europe in 2006 and 2007. In France, 450 jobs (out of a total of 2,500 in the country) are to be lost in 2006. A unit (Chateau Chinon, Nievre) will close down completely (95 jobs). The CEO did not explain the reasons of this internal restructuring.

Sources

  • 16 May 2006: La Tribune
  • 15 May 2006: La Tribune
  • 15 May 2006: Les Echos

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Dim Branded Apparel, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 63531, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63531.