Barbe Bleue

Type
Merger/Acquisition
Country
France
Region
Pays de la Loire; Pays de la Loire; Maine-et-Loire
Location of affected unit(s)
Le Longeron
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles
47.71 - Retail sale of clothing
138 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 June 2013
Employment effect (start)
13 June 2013
Foreseen end date
31 July 2013

Description

Barbe Bleue, a clothing retail company was taken over by Magasins Bleus on the 12th of June 2013. This measure resulted in 138 job losses. Magasins Bleus (427 employees) and Barbe Bleue were part of the same holding. The greatest part of the job cuts will affect the former logistic site of Longeron (Maine-et-Loire). Furthermore, the logistic activities and headquarter are transferred to Rheu, a site near Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine).

Sources

  • 13 June 2013: Ouest-France

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Barbe Bleue, Merger/Acquisition in France, factsheet number 75507, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75507.