Pixmania

Type
Closure
Country
France
Region
Ile-de-France; Ile-de-France;
Location of affected unit(s)
Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, Lille (Nord), Cesson-Sévigné, Ivry-sur-Seine, Rosny-sous-Bois, Lyon, Toulouse, Marseille, Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.4 - Retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialised stores
47.40 - Retail sale of information and communication equipment
150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
25 February 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2013
Foreseen end date
28 February 2013

Description

Electronics household goods and high-tech products retailer Pixmania will close all 10 stores in France, making 150 people redundant.

This is part of a larger European costs savings plan, announced by British mother company Dixons Retail. Pixmania’s activities will be stopped in 12 of 26 European countries. 

Sources

  • 26 February 2013: Bloomberg
  • 27 February 2013: Reuters
  • 25 February 2013: Le Monde

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Pixmania, Closure in France, factsheet number 74981, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74981.