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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
150 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 June 2021
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
Aldi, the Germany-based global discount retailer, has announced that it will close its distribution centre in Best, the Netherlands. The closure of the distribution centre means that all 150 employees, including truck drivers, order pickers and office staff, will lose their jobs. As of June 2021, it is still unclear when the employment effect will take place.
Aldi faces increasing competition on the Dutch retail market and regards the distribution centre in Best as 'not future proof'. The activities of the location in Best will be taken over by nearby distribution centres in Culemborg, Roermond and Roosendaal.
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Aldi is a discount supermarket chain with over 10,000 stores in 20 countries. In August 2020, Aldi has already closed its offices and disctribution centre in Zaandam, the Netherlands, making all 125 employees at the Zaandam location redundant.
Eurofound (2021), Aldi, Closure in Netherlands, factsheet number 104924, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/104924.
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