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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.11 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
17 May 2018
Employment effect (start)
21 May 2018
Foreseen end date
30 June 2018
Description
The Danish supermarket chain, Coop, has announced that it will close down 16 stores called Dagli'Brugsen and LokalBrugsen across the country. About 300 employees will be affected by the closures. These shops have been making losses for many years according to a spokesman of the group. The stores will be closed by the end of June. According to the collective agreement in force, they are entitled to further training during seven weeks.
Sources
17 May 2018: dr.dk
17 May 2018: Dansk Handelsblad
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Coop Danmark, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 94153, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94153.
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