The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Wholesale / Retail 46 - Wholesale trade 46.4 - Wholesale of household goods 46.46 - Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods
70 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
18 November 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
Swedish pharmaceutical retailer Apoteket are making 70 people redundant from its headquarters in Solna, Stockholm. With a total workforce of 250 people the cuts affect one in three employees at the site.
Apoteket’s restructuring is an effort to change the organization to become more competitive by reducing costs.
Apoteket employs a total of 3,500 people in Sweden.
Sources
17 November 2014: Sveriges Radio
17 November 2014: Svenska Dagbladet
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Apoteket, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 77863, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77863.