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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment 47.53 - Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings
105 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
28 October 2013
Employment effect (start)
28 October 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
Carpet retail chain Aro Heimtextilien is to close 23 of its 85 branches in Germany and to cut 105 jobs.
The restructuring is part of an autonomous insolvency plan that was agreed upon by the courts on 21 September.
Aro is headquartered in Nuremberg, employing 450 staff in Germany to date.
Sources
29 October 2013: nordbayern.de
28 October 2013: nordbayern.de
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Aro Heimtextilien, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 76129, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76129.