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.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles 47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
1,200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 February 2020
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Coolblue, one of the biggest electronics and household appliances (web)stores in the Netherlands, will hire 1,200 couriers and 835 installers. Coolblue uses its couriers to deliver (smaller) products within cities on a bicycle. With the additional couriers, the expectation is that in 2020 Coolblue will deliver one million products on bicycles. The installers positions, which have been vacant since May last year, have to install large products, ranging from televisions to solar panels, at customers' homes. This is a feature that is becoming more important for Coolblue. The company has decided that Coolblue will start training new forces itself, partly from the pool of 897 deliverers that Coolblue already has.
Eurofound (2020), Coolblue, Business expansion in Netherlands, factsheet number 99825, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/99825.
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