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Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Non-Specialised Wholesale Trade 46.9 - Non-specialised wholesale trade
328 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
30 April 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
Cash and carry chain Makro is to cut some 328 jobs in Portugal, affecting about 20% of its workforce, by the end of the year. 179 job cuts will be carried out by means of voluntary departures. The remaining ones will be cut through collective dismissals.
Other cost cutting measures include the merger with Spanish Makro by a single management board. The Portuguese office will continue to exist but without duplication of roles with Spanish Makro.
Makro will also close its store in Aveiro on 15 July and dismiss all employees.
Sources
19 April 2012: Dinheiro Vivo
19 April 2012: Económico
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Makro, Internal restructuring in Portugal, factsheet number 73487, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73487.
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