Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Ireland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores
47.1 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores

170 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
21 January 2010
Employment effect (start)
25 February 2010
Foreseen end date

Description

UK-owned retail company Debenhams has announced 170 job losses across its Irish stores. It is understood that the company intends that most of the redundancies will be voluntary. No branches will be closing, but the company intends to reduce staff numbers across the country. Debenhams have several stores in Ireland, including four in Dublin and two in Cork. They also have branches in Limerick, Galway, Newbridge and Tralee.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Debenhams, Internal restructuring in Ireland, factsheet number 70094, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70094.