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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.6 - Retail sale of cultural and recreational goods 47.61 - Retail sale of books
100 - 175 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
20 September 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
On 20 September 2012, Selexyz bookstores announced that they will cut 100 jobs out of total 700.
Selexyz, part of the ProCures group, had recently acquired De Slegte which was on the verge of bankruptcy and is now streamlining the process. The unions have agreed to a social plan.
Sources
21 September 2012: Het Financieele Dagblad
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Selexyz, Merger/Acquisition in Netherlands, factsheet number 74304, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74304.