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 Sale Of Cultural And Recreation Goods In Specialised Stores 47.61 - Retail sale of books in specialised stores
130 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
20 May 2021
Employment effect (start)
20 May 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
Boekenvoordeel, a chain of bookstores in the Netherlands and Belgium, is planning to close 11 to 21 of its 86 Dutch stores. The closure will lead to about 130 job cuts. The Dutch branch of Boekenvoordeel went into bankruptcy in April 2021, as the stores were forced to close for a long time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the coming weeks, the company will announce the final number of stores that will be restarted.
Boekenvoordeel is a chain of bookstores with 86 stores in the Netherlands and 26 stores in Belgium.
Eurofound (2021), Boekenvoordeel, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 104921, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/104921.
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